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

ITC's apparel brand Wills Lifestyle partners with Franchise India Brands to scale its retail footprint via the franchise route, extending into Tier 2 markets. The PAN-India push under CEO Atul Chand spans Wills Classic, Wills Sport and Wills Clublife lines.

— Filed Sun, 5 Jul, 2026, 23:47 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC's Wills Lifestyle apparel brand partners with Franchise India Brands to expand its store network across India via the franchise route, targeting metros and Tier 2 cities under CEO Atul Chand's PAN-India growth plan.

Why this matters

Continues Wills Lifestyle's pan-India store expansion drive, building on prior signals of scaling its retail network across metros and Tier 2 cities through Franchise India.

Retail-brand theme steady with 2,489 signals in the last 90 days.