Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.
Company typePublic
BSE: 535755
NSE: ABFRL
IndustryRetail
Founded1997
Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
India
Area served
India
Key people
Ashish Dikshit (MD)
ProductsClothing
Brands
RevenueIncrease ₹12,534 crore (US$1.6 billion) (2023)[2]
Increase ₹1,493 crore (US$190 million) (2023)[3]
Increase ₹−36 crore (US$−4.5 million) (2023)[3]
Total assetsIncrease ₹17,041 crore (US$2.1 billion) (2023)[3]
Total equityIncrease ₹3,346 crore (US$420 million) (2023)[3]
OwnerAditya Birla Group (56%)
Number of employees
28,500+ (2023)[4]
ParentAditya Birla Group
Websitewww.abfrl.com

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) is an Indian fashion retail company headquartered in Mumbai. It emerged after the consolidation of the branded apparel businesses of Aditya Birla Group, comprising ABNL's Madura Fashion division and ABNL's subsidiaries Pantaloons Fashion and Retail (PFRL) and Madura Fashion & Lifestyle (MFL), in May 2015. Post consolidation, PFRL was renamed Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.[5]

History

A Pantaloons store in Kolkata.

Madura Garments was established in 1988, acquired by the Aditya Birla Group in 1999 and was renamed Madura Fashion & Lifestyle in 2010.[6][7]

The garment activities of group holding company Aditya Birla Nuvo and another group entity, Madura Garments Lifestyle Retail, would be demerged into listed firm Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Ltd (PFRL) under the scheme of arrangement. Madura owns and retails brands such as Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England [5]

In 2012, Aditya Birla Nuvo acquired major stakes in Pantaloons. In 2015, Pantaloons was renamed Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL).[8]

Store

As on 31 March 2023, ABFRL has a network of at least 3,977 stores with a presence across approximately 33,535 multi-brand outlets with 6,723 point of sales in department stores across India.[9][10][11]

Operations

ABFRL portfolio includes several brands such as Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England established for over 25 years.[12] Pantaloons brands caters to men, women and children with a mix of private labels and licensed brands in apparel and accessories.[13]

ABFRL holds online and offline rights to the India network of California-based fashion brand Forever 21. Its International Brands portfolio includes The Collective and select mono-brands such as Simon Carter, Hackett London, Ted Baker, Ralph Lauren, American Eagle, and Fred Perry.[14]

Partnership, Merger & Acquisition

Starting in the 2010s, the company made multiple acquisitions and mergers.[15]

Year Type Company Name Notes Valuation/Stake Cites
2012 Joint Venture Hackett Hackett Limited is a British clothing brand for men and boys. Hackett is partnered with Madura Fashion owned by Aditya Birla Group. 50% stake [16]
2016 Partnership Ted Baker Ted Baker is a British high-street clothing retail company owned by J Swamy, founded in 1988 in Glasgow, Scotland - [17][18]
2016 Acquisition Forever 21 Forever 21 is a multinational fast fashion retailer headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. Only its Indian operations were acquired by the Aditya Birla Group. $26 mn [19]
2017 Partnership Simon Carter Simon Carter Ltd. Is a British fashion design company specialising in men's accessories and menswear, founded in London in 1985 NA [20]
2018 Partnership American Eagle Outfitters American Eagle Line is an American clothing and accessories retailer headquartered at SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1977. N/A [21]
2018 Partnership Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Corporation is an American publicly traded fashion company, founded in 1967 by American fashion designer Ralph Lauren NA [22]
2019 Acquisition Jaypore Jaypore is an Indian fashion women entnic wear brand ₹110 crore [23]
2019 Acquisition TG Apparel & Decor TG Apparel & Decor is an Indian clothing brand N/A [24]
2019 Acquisition Shantanu & Nikhil Shantanu & Nikhil is an Indian Fashion Designer 51% Stake [25]
2020 Partnership Fred Perry Fred Perry is a British heritage brand founded in 1952, known for its sport and subculture connections. - [26]
2021 Partnership Sabyasachi Sabyasachi is an Indian fashion & jewellery label 51% Stake (Rs 398 crore) [27]
2021 Partnership Tarun Tahiliani Tarun Tahiliani is an Indian fashion & jewellery designer 33.5% Stake (Rs 67 crore) [28]
2022 Agreement to Sell Reebok Reebok is an American fitness footwear and clothing brand N/A [29]
2022 Partnership Masaba Gupta Masaba Gupta is an Indian fashion designer 51% stake [30][31]
2022 Partnership Galeries Lafayette ABFRL enters into a strategic partnership with Galeries Lafayette, renowned globally for its flagship location at Boulevard Haussmann in Paris 50% stake [32]
2023 Acquisition TCNS Clothing Limited TCNS Clothing is an Indian public limited company, owner of the women's branded apparel retailer 51% stake [33][34]
2023 Partnership Christian Louboutin Christian Louboutin is a French fashion designer, popularly known for his shiny, red-lacquered soles. N/A [35]

References

  1. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail proposes to raise Rs 500 crore through NCDS". 6 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail Limited Q4 FY-23" (PDF). bseindia.
  3. ^ a b c d "Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Financial Statements" (PDF). bseindia.com.
  4. ^ "ABFRL 2023 Report" (PDF). BSE India.
  5. ^ a b "Pantaloons changes its name to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ Agarwal, P. R. Sanjai,Sapna (3 May 2015). "Aditya Birla Group to merge apparel business units". mint.((cite news)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Aditya Birla's Madura Fashion and Lifestyle business to move to a 12-season cycle". FashionNetwork.com.
  8. ^ "Aditya Birla Nuvo acquires major stake in Pantaloons - The Textile Magazine". Indiantextilemagazine.
  9. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion Board meeting on 23 October to consider proposal on fund raising; shares up by 6 per cent". Zee Business. 21 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited". sebi.gov.in.
  11. ^ "Deciphering Aditya Birla Fashion's growth plans". The Economic Times.
  12. ^ "The Trends" (PDF). abfrl.com.
  13. ^ Mudgill, Amit. "Will ABFRL stock hit Rs 200 mark after big Flipkart deal?". The Economic Times.
  14. ^ "ABFRL completes acquisition of Forever 21 for Rs 175 crore - ET Retail". ETRetail.com.
  15. ^ "Media | Press releases | Aditya Birla Nuvo to acquire controlling stake in Future Group's Pantaloons Format business". Aditya Birla Nuvo. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Aditya Birla Group's Madura Fashion & Lifestyle enters luxury single brand retail with UK's Hackett". The Economic Times. 12 September 2012.
  17. ^ "Aditya Birla signs Ted Baker deal for India". FashionNetwork.com.
  18. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion to bring UK brand Ted Baker to India". The Economic Times. 4 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion to acquire Forever 21 in India for $26 mn". The Economic Times. 5 July 2016.
  20. ^ "Simon Carter enters India via tie-up with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail". Financialexpress.
  21. ^ Pani, Priyanka. "Aditya Birla Fashion brings American Eagle line to India". @businessline.
  22. ^ "Ralph Lauren enters into license agreement with ABFRL to open stores in India". FashionNetwork.com.
  23. ^ Tandon, Suneera (10 June 2019). "Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail acquires Jaypore". mint.
  24. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion Retail to acquire 2 ethnic wear brands". The Times of India. 10 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion to acquire 51% stake in retail firm of designer Shantanu & Nikhi". The Economic Times. 15 July 2019.
  26. ^ "ABFRL-Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited Introduced Fred Perry to India". Bru Times News.
  27. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion Buys 51% stake in Sabyasachi Couture for Rs 398 crore". Timesnownews.
  28. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion partners with Tarun Tahiliani for ethnic wear brand". Financialexpress.
  29. ^ Malviya, Sagar (13 August 2022). "Aditya Birla Fashion to now own and operate Reebok stores in select markets". The Economic Times.
  30. ^ "Masaba Gupta announces partnership with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited". Vogue India. 14 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Aditya Birla Fashion ties up with designer Masaba Gupta to launch new D2C brand". India Today.
  32. ^ "ABFRL ties up with French co Galeries Lafayette". The Times of India. 18 November 2022.
  33. ^ Malviya, Sagar (6 May 2023). "Aditya Birla Fashion to acquire 51% stake in TCNS Clothing for Rs 1,650 cr". The Economic Times.
  34. ^ Staff Writer (6 May 2023). "ABFRL to acquire controlling stake in ethnic wear owner TCNS". mint.
  35. ^ "Christian Loboutin has announced a joint venture partnership in India with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited". BruTimes.

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