Full Name: Westside (operated by Trent Limited, Tata Group)
Industry: Retail – Fashion, Apparel, Footwear, Accessories, Home & Lifestyle
Established: 1998 (Trent acquired Littlewoods store in Bangalore and rebranded as Westside)
Head Office: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Parent Company: Trent Limited (Tata Group)
Chairman of Trent: Noel Tata
CEO of Trent: P. Venkatesalu
Number of Westside Stores: Around 248 stores across India
Total Employees (Trent Group): About 25,000+ (as of 2024)
Other Trent Brands: Zudio, Utsa, Star, Samoh, Misbu (beauty), Booker Wholesale, etc.
Store Format: Large department-style stores offering fashion, beauty, and home products
Around 97% of products are private label brands created and sold exclusively at Westside
Covers men’s, women’s, kids’ apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home décor
Known for a Fast N Fab model – designing and moving fashion to store shelves within 12–15 days
Revenue (FY 2024–25 for Westside): About ₹4,394 crore
Profit Before Tax (FY 2025): Increased nearly 49% year-on-year
Trent Group Overall Revenue (FY 2022): Around ₹4,128 crore (has grown sharply since)
Profit After Tax (FY 2022): Around ₹250 crore, with further strong growth in FY 2023–25
Westside continues to expand steadily in premium fashion retail
Zudio (Trent’s value brand) is expanding faster with more than 760 stores, while Westside remains focused on mid-premium and premium customers
Westside is also growing through digital platforms (its own website and Tata Neu)
Key challenges include store rentals, staff costs, and competition from Reliance Trends, Yousta, H&M, Zara, and online players like Myntra