Kitbag Ltd. is a
England
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sports
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retailer
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.
The company was purchased by
Fanatics, Inc.
Fanatics, Inc. is an American online manufacturer and retailer of licensed sportswear, sports collectibles, NFTs, trading cards, and sports merchandise, as well as sports betting and iGaming. The company began as an American online retailer of ...
from
Findel PLC in February 2016 for £11.5M, previously the company was purchased by
Findel PLC in October 2006 from
European Home Retail plc.
Stores
Kitbag Limited (Now Fanatics International) has the rights to operate the official online stores of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico de Madrid, Everton, Celtic, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, England Rugby, Valencia, Le Tour, Wimbledon, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, McLaren Motorsports, Formula 1, Leicester Tigers, Team GB, The Open Golf and European Tour.
In addition to these online and retail stores, Fanatics International also provides online and offline direct mailings/catalogues, call centre operations, and pick pack and dispatch parcel distribution and warehousing for their partners.
It has also had experience in running the official internet retail sites for other partners, such as
Nike
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* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
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,
Reebok
Reebok International Limited () is an American fitness footwear and clothing manufacturer that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company ...
,
Umbro
Umbro is an English sports equipment manufacturer founded in 1924 in Wilmslow, Cheshire and based in Manchester. They specialise in football and rugby sportswear featuring their ''Double Diamond'' logo. Umbro products are marketed in over 10 ...
,
FIFA and
UEFA
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through merchandise agreements.
Fanatics International runs its own online sports store with over 50,000 sports products. The site is a licensed reseller of
football shirts,
football boot
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s and other sports apparel and equipment.
References
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Online clothing retailers of the United Kingdom
Companies based in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Retail companies established in 1998
Sporting goods retailers