Trent hits 999 Zudio stores as Q2 profit rises 25%

Standalone revenue rose 23% to ₹5,788 crore and operating EBITDA climbed 37%. Like-for-like growth across fashion stayed in the mid-single digits. The company also opened 10 Westside stores and continues to scale its Star grocery format.

On the shop floor the new Zudio units in smaller cities mean faster inventory turns on basics and ethnic wear priced for the mass market. A till operator in a Tier-3 mall now processes higher footfall on weekends without the same discounting pressure seen in metros.

Zudio’s store network expanded 23.9 per cent to 999 outlets from 806 a year earlier.

The expansion puts direct heat on other value players and private-label ranges at Lifestyle and Shoppers Stop while giving landlords in secondary cities a reliable anchor. It also helps Trent absorb inflation better than pure discretionary peers.

Watch the 11 November board transition and early festive sell-through numbers from the new Zudio cohort; any guidance on FY28 store additions will signal how far the Tier-2/3 bet runs.