Retail
Trent bets on 100 Westside stores a year
Board-backed ₹2,500 crore raise funds mid-premium push as Zudio faces crowded value aisles and margin watch.
Meera Iyer, Retail correspondent··4 min read
Westside stores average 20,000 sq ft with 100% private labels in fashion, beauty, footwear and home. Trent’s Q1 FY27 standalone revenue rose 19% to ₹5,666 crore, with the overall network above 1,300 stores. Management is also eyeing Northeast and underserved urban catchments.
A new Westside till in a tier-1 mall immediately lifts average basket value versus a Zudio neighbourhood unit. Higher ticket sizes and lower markdown risk improve four-wall contribution even if footfall is thinner than pure value formats.
Westside moves from 10-15 stores a year to as many as 100.
The shift helps Trent defend against Reliance Yousta and Aditya Birla Style Up crowding Zudio’s tier-2/3 turf. It pressures pure department-store peers still stuck on slower store maths while giving private-label suppliers longer production runs.
Track the first 20-30 Westside openings through the festive window and any update on the ₹2,500 crore raise deployment in the next quarterly filing. Store productivity numbers will tell if premiumisation offsets value-segment saturation.