ITC Wills Lifestyle's 2014 move to tap Franchise India for PAN-India store expansion resurfaces

Resurfacing a June 2014 decision, ITC Wills Lifestyle had appointed Franchise India Brands to advise on franchise-led expansion of its apparel retail network, with a focus on metros and Tier 2 cities. The push covered Wills Classic, Wills Sport and Wills Clublife formats.

— Filed Sun, 26 Jul, 2026, 06:33 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC Wills Lifestyle appointed Franchise India Brands to advise on expanding its India store network through franchise opportunities, targeting metros and Tier 2 cities. The apparel chain aims to broaden its PAN-India presence across Wills Classic, Sport and Clublife formats.

Why this matters

Recent related signals also revisit ITC Wills Lifestyle's 2014 Franchise India tie-up and its metro and Tier 2 expansion plan, indicating renewed attention on the retailer's earlier franchise-led growth strategy.

Store-opening is steady, with 1,509 signals in the past 90 days; QoQ change was not provided.