Wills Lifestyle taps Franchise India to expand apparel stores pan-India via franchise route

ITC's Wills Lifestyle has partnered with Franchise India Brands to grow its apparel network across metros and Tier 2 cities using the franchise model, spanning its Wills Classic, Wills Sport and Wills Clublife lines.

— Filed Sun, 5 Jul, 2026, 08:33 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

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

Why this matters

The move continues Wills Lifestyle's push to widen its store network across metros and Tier 2 cities, now formalized through a Franchise India partnership to accelerate pan-India apparel expansion.

Store-opening activity is steady, with 604 signals recorded in the past 90 days.