ITC's Wills Lifestyle taps Franchise India to grow store network across metros and Tier 2 cities

ITC has partnered with Franchise India Brands to expand Wills Lifestyle's retail footprint via the franchise route, covering its Classic, Sport and Clublife sub-brands. The push targets both metros and Tier 2 markets to widen apparel distribution.

— Filed Wed, 8 Jul, 2026, 05:34 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC's Wills Lifestyle apparel brand has tied up with Franchise India to expand its store network across India via the franchise route, targeting metros and Tier 2 cities, spanning its Classic, Sport and Clublife sub-brands.

Why this matters

Continues Wills Lifestyle's franchise-led expansion drive, echoing recent moves to widen its exclusive apparel store network across metros and Tier 2 cities and scale the retail footprint pan-India.

Retail-brand activity holding steady with 2,642 signals over the past 90 days.

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