About Trent Limited 

Trent Limited functions as one of the prominent lifestyle retailers throughout India. The company operates Westside and Zudio fashion brands along with Samoh fashion and the food and grocery brand Star. Westside provides customers with their own fashion clothing along with beauty items and footwear as well as home goods while Zudio offers modern fashion at lower prices and Samoh serves as a premium occasion-based store introduced in 2023. Star supermarket operates through a fresh produce selection and staple products along with its own branded items at competitive prices. The Group operates retail and trading businesses for clothing and footwear and accessories and food products and grocery items and non-food products from India while having its main office at Bombay House in Mumbai and being listed on stock exchanges.

Trent expanded its store network by opening 295 new stores including its first Dubai stores throughout the FY25 period. The company reached its first international market expansion milestone while expanding into new Indian areas through its 13 Million sq.ft. retail space. The company operates through nine subsidiaries (including two international and one Section 8 company), two joint ventures (including one with Tesco PLC, UK) and two associates with Inditex, Spain as of March 31, 2025.

The company achieved two major accomplishments during the last year by reaching 1,000 large-format fashion stores and establishing operations in Dubai and developing non-apparel categories to reach more than 20% of fashion revenue with footwear, innerwear and beauty as leading segments.

Key Management of Trent Limited 

– Noel N. Tata – Chairman

– Venkatesalu Palaniswamy – Managing Director

– Neeraj Basur – Chief Financial Officer

– Krupa Anandpara – Company Secretary and Compliance Officer

Latest Updates of Trent Limited 

The company expanded its network while entering international markets through the addition of 295 stores in FY25 which brought the total to 1,043 stores in 242 cities while opening its first two stores in Dubai. The expansion resulted in a 3 Million sq.ft. increase of retail area that marked its initial international expansion.

– Leadership: Venkatesalu Palaniswamy became Managing Director for five years starting from October 6, 2024 after serving as Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer.

– Portfolio and partnerships: Star food and grocery business operated through Tesco PLC’s 50:50 joint venture achieved significant success during FY25 while the joint venture expanded to 78 Star stores in 10 cities which led to a 25 Per cent revenue increase.

– Group structure: The new wholly owned subsidiary Trent Foundation was established on October 1, 2024 which led to the total number of subsidiaries reaching nine including two international entities as of March 31, 2025.

– Group structure: The company performed well in corporate governance through winning the Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance in retail sector. Westside secured the top position among the quickest-growing brands across India according to the Brand Finance India Report 2024. Zudio earned the title Most Admired Fashion Retailer of the Year 2024 at the IMAGES Retail Awards. Dun & Bradstreet selected the company for both India’s Top 500 Value Creators (2024) and India’s Top Supply Chain Champions (2024) awards.