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Fashion Network
07-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
NBA store opens at the Mall of America
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened its newest NBA Store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, in collaboration with long-time NBA partners Lids and Fanatics. Spanning nearly 20,000 square feet, the store features a wide selection of official NBA and WNBA merchandise, including jerseys, apparel, headwear, collectibles, and sporting goods from brands such as Nike, Mitchell & Ness, New Era, Wilson, Pro Standard, and Fanatics. A key highlight of the store is a dedicated space honoring the rich basketball culture of the Twin Cities, with exclusive Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx merchandise on display. Fans can also explore an 'Experience Zone' featuring interactive video games. Adding to the personalized shopping experience, the store offers on-site customization services, allowing fans to personalize jerseys and hats, a signature feature of many Lids retail locations. 'We look forward to bringing our NBA Store retail experience to the iconic Mall of America in Minneapolis,' said Lisa Piken Koper, head of apparel and sporting goods, NBA. 'In partnership with Lids and Fanatics, the store will offer an immersive experience for our fans in the Midwest and visitors from around the globe, allowing them to connect with the game while exploring a wide range of NBA and WNBA merchandise.' The NBA has more than 400 NBA-branded retail stores and attractions across the world. The new store marks the league's third U.S. retail location, following the successful opening in New York City in 2015, and Houston in 2023. NBA fans across the U.S. can also shop online. 'We're proud to deepen our longstanding partnership with the NBA through the opening of the new NBA store at Mall of America,' said Bob Durda, president at Lids. 'This location brings the energy of the game to the heart of the Midwest, delivering a dynamic and interactive retail experience that reflects our commitment to basketball fans and elevates sports culture through innovative merchandising, personalization and Lids' signature customization.'
Fashion Network
07-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
NBA store opens at the Mall of America
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has opened its newest NBA Store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, in collaboration with long-time NBA partners Lids and Fanatics. Spanning nearly 20,000 square feet, the store features a wide selection of official NBA and WNBA merchandise, including jerseys, apparel, headwear, collectibles, and sporting goods from brands such as Nike, Mitchell & Ness, New Era, Wilson, Pro Standard, and Fanatics. A key highlight of the store is a dedicated space honoring the rich basketball culture of the Twin Cities, with exclusive Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx merchandise on display. Fans can also explore an 'Experience Zone' featuring interactive video games. Adding to the personalized shopping experience, the store offers on-site customization services, allowing fans to personalize jerseys and hats, a signature feature of many Lids retail locations. 'We look forward to bringing our NBA Store retail experience to the iconic Mall of America in Minneapolis,' said Lisa Piken Koper, head of apparel and sporting goods, NBA. 'In partnership with Lids and Fanatics, the store will offer an immersive experience for our fans in the Midwest and visitors from around the globe, allowing them to connect with the game while exploring a wide range of NBA and WNBA merchandise.' The NBA has more than 400 NBA-branded retail stores and attractions across the world. The new store marks the league's third U.S. retail location, following the successful opening in New York City in 2015, and Houston in 2023. NBA fans across the U.S. can also shop online. 'We're proud to deepen our longstanding partnership with the NBA through the opening of the new NBA store at Mall of America,' said Bob Durda, president at Lids. 'This location brings the energy of the game to the heart of the Midwest, delivering a dynamic and interactive retail experience that reflects our commitment to basketball fans and elevates sports culture through innovative merchandising, personalization and Lids' signature customization.'
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NBA in touch with Decathlon over China forced labour accusations
The NBA Friday said it "took very seriously its code of conduct" for companies marketing its licensed products and was speaking to French firm Decathlon over accusations it has benefited from forced labour in China. Sports equipment retailer Decathlon, which has 1,700 stores in more than 70 countries, sells NBA-branded sweaters, t-shirts and trainers. "More than 20 years ago, the NBA instituted a Licensee and Supplier Code of Conduct that all NBA licensees and their suppliers are required to follow to ensure their businesses are conducted in a socially responsible and ethical manner," the National Basketball Association said. "We take compliance with our Code of Conduct very seriously and are addressing the allegations regarding Decathlon with the company directly." Two French media outlets, Disclose and France 2, said in reports released Thursday that Decathlon had benefited from forced labour by China's Uyghur minority, which rights groups say is the target of grave human rights abuses by the Beijing government. Specifically, Decathlon has sourced textiles from the Qingdao Jifa Group, a garment manufacturer that, according to Disclose, until 2023 had a subsidiary that "relies on a network of forced labour in China". Decathlon said on Thursday it "firmly condemns all forms of forced labour". It confirmed it works with the Qingdao Jifa Group, and would "not hesitate to take action and all necessary measures should these claims turn out to be correct". Decathlon told AFP it did not sell any products made in China in the United States. US Congress in 2021 voted to ban the import of all goods from the Xinjiang region unless companies offer verifiable proof that production did not involve forced labour. The NBA is set to return to China for the first time in six years in October, with two pre-season games in Macau between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns. No NBA games have been held in China since two pre-season contests in 2019 after a tweet from then-Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in support of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. bur-cda/ah/as/cw Sign in to access your portfolio
