ITC's Wills Lifestyle tapped Franchise India to grow store network across Metros and Tier 2 cities back in 2014

Resurfacing a June 2014 move, ITC's premium apparel brand Wills Lifestyle partnered with Franchise India Brands to expand its retail footprint pan-India via the franchise route, targeting both Metros and Tier 2 cities. The then-14-year-old brand spans Wills Classic, Wills Sport and Wills Clublife lines.

— Filed Sun, 19 Jul, 2026, 17:04 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC's premium apparel brand Wills Lifestyle has tied up with Franchise India Brands to expand its store network across India via the franchise route, targeting Metros and Tier 2 cities on a pan-India basis.

Why this matters

Resurfaces a June 2014 franchise move as Wills Lifestyle repeatedly leaned on Franchise India to scale its store network across metros and Tier 2 cities via the franchise route.

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