Thursday, 13 June 2019

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail acquires Jaypore

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd which retails brands such as Louis Philippe, Peter England and Van Heusen, has acquired ethnic apparel and lifestyle retailer Jaypore for Rs. 110 crore.

The deal will help ABFRL that also retails men and women’s western wear to tap into the fast-growing ethnic apparel market. Ethnic wear is the largest segment in the Indian fashion apparel market. While ABFRL has built a diversified portfolio of brands across different segments, ethnic wear space is currently under-represented.
Jaypore was set up in 2012. The company started out as an online platform to service the US market. However, the co-founders saw a huge demand coming from the domestic market and Jaypore was launched in India in 2013. The company sells apparel and accessories, and has a presence in both online and offline retail. It has two stores—one each in Delhi and Mumbai—and sells a curated collection of handmade and handcrafted apparel, jewelry and home textiles sourced from across India through its own website. The brand sells to over 60 countries.

ABFRL that also runs the fashion departmental store chain Pantaloons posted a turnover of ₹8,118 cr. in fiscal year 2019. ABFRL runs 2,714 branded stores in 750 cities in India, apart from its brands being retailed across 18,000 multi-brand outlets here.

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