Reliance Fashion World Joins Hands with Francorp to Accelerate Pan-India Franchise Expansion

New Delhi, 30^thApril 2025:Reliance Retail’s Fashion World has announced a strategic partnership with Francorp, India’s leading franchise consulting firm, to drive the nationwide expansion of its latest high-street fashion format,Fashion World. This alliance marks a significant milestone in democratizing fashion across India and empowering small and mid-sized entrepreneurs.

Fashion Worldby Reliance is poised to revolutionize India’s fashion retail landscape with its unique “Invest. Own. Operate. Grow.” model, aimed at tapping the vast potential of the unorganized retail market. The brand offers franchise partners an unmatched opportunity to operate stores that carry a curated portfolio of Reliance Retail’s best-performing fashion labels across apparel, footwear, and accessories.

Fashion Worldbrings to market a dynamic “Invest. Own. Operate. Grow.” model, enabling franchisees to capitalize on the strength of Reliance Retail’s most successful fashion labels across apparel, footwear, and accessories. Built on a robust B2B backbone through AJIO Business—which offers access to over 3 lakh styles—the format promises franchisees an unmatched opportunity to participate in India’s booming fashion consumption story.

Backed by Reliance’s retail acumen and Francorp’s franchise development expertise, this collaboration aims to transform India’s fragmented fashion market into a more organized, inclusive, and profitable sector. Fashion World envisions reaching over 200 million consumers across 500 cities over the next five years.

Speaking on the collaboration,Mr. Gaurav Marya, Chairman of Franchise India Group, said:“This partnership with Reliance Fashion World is not just a collaboration—it’s a movement to empower local retailers, create inclusive entrepreneurship, and expand the frontiers of organized fashion retail. With Reliance’s unmatched retail prowess and Francorp’s franchise development expertise, we are laying the foundation for the next big retail revolution in India.”

Fashion World franchise formats includeFamily Stores(3000+ sq. ft.) andSpecialty Stores(1000 sq. ft.), offering partners flexibility in investment and scalability. With support ranging from store design and merchandise curation to marketing and seasonal promotions, the model is engineered for profitable growth.

Entrepreneurs with retail acumen, local market knowledge, and a drive to deliver exceptional customer experiences are invited to be a part of this high-growth journey with India’s largest fashion retailer.