ITC's Wills Lifestyle taps Franchise India to expand premium apparel network across metros and Tier 2 cities

ITC partners with Franchise India Brands to scale its Wills Lifestyle store footprint via the franchise route, extending its three sub-brands—Wills Classic, Wills Sport and Wills Clublife—into metros and emerging Tier 2 markets.

— Filed Fri, 3 Jul, 2026, 05:18 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC Wills Lifestyle partners with Franchise India Brands to expand its premium fashion apparel store network across India via the franchise route, targeting metros and Tier 2 cities with its three sub-brands.

Why this matters

Reinforces Wills Lifestyle's franchise-led push, echoing recent moves to widen its exclusive store network pan-India and across metros and Tier 2 cities via Franchise India Brands.

Store openings holding steady with 529 signals in the last 90 days.