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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Trent is accelerating Westside’s expansion as growth at Zudio slows. But replicating its value-retail playbook in the mid-premium segment will be harder than it looks.
Trent’s oldest brand, Westside, is finally getting the attention it deserves from its parent company in 2026, after being overshadowed for years by the value-retail format Zudio.
After years of cautious expansion, Trent’s ambitions for its mid-premium fashion brand have grown significantly. At the company’s annual general meeting in June, outgoing chairman Noel Tata told shareholders that Trent would open 50 Westside stores a year going forward. A month later, Westside CEO Shailina Parti raised the bar further, telling Bloomberg that the brand was looking to open as many as 100 stores annually.
Trent has already begun acting on its …
Slowing growth, weakening store metrics and a puzzling fundraise point to the retailer losing some of its post-Zudio sheen.
From DMart to Shoppers Stop, Spencer’s to Reliance Retail almost every big retailer is looking to offer faster home deliveries to jump-start their flagging footfall. But can they unseat the startups?
Long known to be conservative with cash, the Aditya Birla Group chairman is on an acquisition and expansion spree. A lot of it has to do with the sudden threat to his cement dominance—his pride and joy.
