ITC Wills Lifestyle taps Franchise India to grow pan-India store network

ITC's apparel brand Wills Lifestyle partners with Franchise India Brands to expand via the franchise route, targeting metros and Tier 2 cities. Rollout spans its three sub-brands: Wills Classic, Wills Sport, and Wills Clublife.

— Filed Thu, 9 Jul, 2026, 05:32 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

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

Why this matters

This move follows ITC Wills Lifestyle's push to grow its pan-India store network, building on prior signals of tapping Franchise India to reach metros and Tier 2 cities via the franchise model.

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