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

ITC's premium apparel chain Wills Lifestyle has partnered with Franchise India Brands to expand its retail footprint pan-India via the franchise route, targeting both metros and Tier 2 markets across its Wills Classic, Wills Sport and Wills Clublife lines.

— Filed Sun, 5 Jul, 2026, 01:47 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC Wills Lifestyle, its premium fashion apparel chain, tied up with Franchise India Brands to expand its store network across India via the franchise route, targeting metros and Tier 2 cities on a pan-India basis.

Why this matters

Reinforces Wills Lifestyle's recurring push to widen its store network via franchising, following prior signals on scaling its footprint across metros, Tier 2 cities and pan-India through the Franchise India partnership.

Retail-brand activity holding steady with 2,468 signals over the past 90 days.