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

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

— Filed Sat, 11 Jul, 2026, 05:33 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

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

Why this matters

The Franchise India tie-up marks Wills Lifestyle's push to scale beyond metros into Tier 2 cities, using an asset-light franchise route to extend its Classic, Sport and Clublife lines nationally.

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