Wills Lifestyle taps Franchise India to grow PAN-India store network across metros and Tier 2 cities

ITC's apparel brand Wills Lifestyle has partnered with Franchise India Brands to expand its retail footprint via the franchise route, targeting both metros and Tier 2 markets to scale its store presence nationwide.

— Filed Sat, 18 Jul, 2026, 09:19 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC's Wills Lifestyle apparel brand has partnered with Franchise India Brands to expand its store network across India via the franchise route, targeting metros and Tier 2 cities to grow its PAN-India retail footprint.

Why this matters

This echoes Wills Lifestyle's 2014 tie-up with Franchise India to build its PAN-India network across metros and Tier 2 cities, a pattern now resurfacing in retail-brand signals.

Retail-brand signals are accelerating, up +322100% QoQ.