ITC's Wills Lifestyle taps Franchise India to scale apparel stores across metros and Tier 2 cities

ITC has partnered with Franchise India Brands to expand the Wills Lifestyle apparel network pan-India via the franchise route. The push spans three sub-brands — Wills Classic, Wills Sport, and Wills Clublife — targeting both metro and Tier 2 markets.

— Filed Mon, 29 Jun, 2026, 22:58 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC Wills Lifestyle has partnered with Franchise India Brands to expand its apparel store network pan-India via the franchise route, targeting metros and Tier 2 cities across its three sub-brands: Wills Classic, Wills Sport, and Wills Clublife.

Why this matters

The franchise tie-up with Franchise India marks Wills Lifestyle's push to scale its apparel store network beyond metros into Tier 2 cities, leveraging a capital-light expansion model across three sub-brands.

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