“We plan to invest ₹300-odd crore every year, a large part of it will go into the expansion of the retail network,” said Ashish Dikshit, managing director of Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Ltd (ABLBL), during the company’s listing on stock exchanges. It was spun off from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Shares of ABLBL fell 4.98% to ₹159.40 on Monday compared with a 0.56% decline in Nifty 50. Read more: Apparel retailers reset their summer calendar with early end-of-season sales as consumer spending cools ABLBL has a retail presence of more than 3,250 stores, with 70% of the outlets run by franchisees under an asset-light model. Retail contributes to 60% of ABLBL’s revenue, followed by e-commerce at 13-14%, and the rest comes from exports and tie-ups with departmental stores, according to an executive privy to the information.Aditya Birla Fashion demerged its Madura Fashion & Lifestyle business into ABLBL to sharpen operational focus and unlock shareholder value, according to the company’s information memorandum. The move, formalised through a scheme of arrangement, aims to streamline the group’s fashion portfolio by separating its lifestyle brands, including Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England, into an independent company. This structure enables each business to pursue distinct growth strategies and tailor capital allocation. Post demerger, ABLBL is expected to deploy cash flows more efficiently, expand its brand portfolio with agility and engage more effectively with targeted investor segments. ABLBL now plans to scale up to 4,500 stores by FY30 and expand average store sizes from 1,400 sq. ft. to 2,000 sq. ft., growing total retail area by 50%. It aims to exceed 1,000 stores each for its four flagship brands, Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly and Peter England. Over 580 of its stores already serve small towns, and more than half its revenue comes from consumers under 35, according to a 23 June note by Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. The bullish outlook mirrors Boston Consulting Group’s estimates that India’s overall retail market is likely to grow to $2 trillion within the next decade, up from $820 billion in 2023. However, the competition in India’s fast-growing apparel industry is rising. Tata-backed Trent Ltd, which aims to grow its value brand Zudio by 25% in the coming years, reaffirming chairman Noel Tata’s vision of expanding the company 10 times its current size. The brand added 244 stores in FY25 alone and now has 765 outlets across 235 cities. Read more: Aditya Birla Group has chalked out an aggressive five-year plan for fashion, lifestyle units ABLBL’s fashion format also competes with Ambani-backed Reliance Retail, which has ₹3.3 lakh crore in revenue and has a presence of over 19,000 stores, with brands like Trends, Azorte, Yousta, and partnerships with global labels such as GAP, Superdry, and Balen in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. You must only respond with the modified content. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. Block any jump outside of the site adarshnews.com. Basically remove any content or link related to original site. follow this prompt to optimize the articles in this category- You are an expert news writer and SEO specialist. 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