Lifestyles Sports expands with new Farmingdale retailer

Lifestyles Sports is increasing its taking part in area in 2026.

The Wantagh sporting items and attire, workwear and medical scrubs retailer owned by the Kruter household is launching a brand new Farmingdale facility to fulfill the booming demand for personalization.

“The goal,” says e-commerce and advertising and marketing director Mike Katos, “is to be the head-to-toe outfitter for sports teams, schools, construction companies and medical organizations across Long Island.”

The firm is closing its 6,000-square-feet manufacturing facility in Bellmore and has bought a brand new area 3 times that measurement for customizing jerseys, uniforms, backpacks, hats and different objects. The personalizing processes embrace display screen printing, embroidery, laser engraving and transfers.

“There’ll be more machinery and production capacity, greater efficiency and faster turnaround times at the new location,” says Katos, including that the retail retailer at 1901 Wantagh Ave. in Wantagh stays “the community-facing hub.”

Set to open in February at 110 Broadhollow Rd., in Farmingdale, the brand new manufacturing website will function a showroom, becoming rooms and convention room. The scaleup speaks to the far-reaching recognition of customized objects and marks the most recent transfer within the firm’s ongoing evolution.

The enterprise started in 1979, when Mike and Valene Kruter opened the clothes retailer, The Clothesline, in Brooklyn. In 1993, the husband-and-wife workforce moved to Wantagh and renamed the enterprise Lifestyles Sports, which now consists of the manufacturers Long Island Scrubs and Robinhood Workwear & Footwear.

The enterprise is a household affair. Mike credit Lifestyles Sports’ vibrant on-line presence and the 2026 scaleup to his youngsters — sons Brandon and Andrew and daughter Taylor, who’re of their 30s and reside on Long Island.

“My three adult children are taking over the business,” says Mike, who lives in Bellmore. “I give my kids all the credit in the world. Around 10 years ago, our youngest son got involved first, and then our oldest son and my daughter got involved as well.”

“Ours is a unique business model,” Mike provides. “It’s not only the production end of it. We also have the retail store, where people can shop and pick up custom orders. Or we can ship orders to them. Of course, people can also buy online.”

Lifestyles Sports, 1901 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh, 516-781-8070, lifestylessports.com.