# Noel Tata Says Zudio Is On Track for ₹15,000 Crore in Sales as Trent Runs 1,286 Stores

> Noel Tata said Zudio is on track to generate about ₹15,000 crore in sales this year, as Trent's revenue rose 17.2% to ₹20,074 crore and its store count reached 1,286.

- Published: 2026-11-14T12:03:44+00:00
- Section: Business
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-14/noel-tata-trent-zudio-sales
- Source: [Mint](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/noel-tata-trent-limited-zudio-stores-westside-india-11794650487904.html)

## Key takeaways

- Zudio is on track to generate around ₹15,000 crore in sales this year, selling nearly 400 million units, Noel Tata said.
- Trent's revenue from operations rose 17.2% to ₹20,074 crore and net profit rose 11.2% to ₹1,719.65 crore.
- Trent runs 1,286 stores across 321 cities, including more than 1,000 Zudio outlets and over 320 Westside stores.

Noel Tata said Zudio is on track to generate around ₹15,000 crore in sales this year, selling nearly 400 million units, as [Trent](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0005so7/trent) runs 1,286 stores across 321 cities. Tata, who stepped down as Trent chairman last month when he turned 70, spoke at the [Hindustan](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002sy7/hindustan-unilever) Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi, [Mint](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/noel-tata-trent-limited-zudio-stores-westside-india-11794650487904.html) reported.

## How Noel Tata Built Trent's Store Network

Trent, the [Tata Group](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002z2a/tata-group)'s listed apparel retailer, began as Lakmé Ltd, which changed its name in June 1999 and appointed Noel N. Tata, then 42, to its helm. At the time its retail business included four Westside stores in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai, covering about 80,000 sq ft. Tata recalled an investor's doubt at the time: "Aap log cut-piece bechnewale hai kya?"

Trent's FY2025-26 annual report puts total revenue from operations at ₹20,074 crore, up 17.2%, and net profit for shareholders at ₹1,719.65 crore, up 11.2%. The company added 289 stores in the year and now has more than 17.7 million sq ft of retail space. Zudio, launched in 2016, had failed as a large store by 2020 before Trent redesigned it; it now has 963 stores in 313 cities, including six in the UAE, while Westside has 300 stores.

Tata said the early choice to sell private-label brands rather than stock established labels meant Trent designed products, sourced fabric and managed the chain to the customer. "We said we will do private label," he said. Zudio has no e-commerce platform or website and has largely stayed away from advertising, relying on its stores. Zudio opened its 1,000th store in late October, according to B2B Marketplace.

## Tata Group's Scale Behind Trent

Tata Group is an India-headquartered conglomerate operating more than 30 companies across IT services, automotive, steel, consumer goods, aviation, hospitality and semiconductors, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records put Tata Sons' revenue at ₹5.92 lakh crore in FY26, up 24% year on year, with net profit down 17% to ₹28,898 crore, and the group workforce at over 1,028,000 employees.

## Earlier Tata Group Developments

In October 2026, SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the regulator was monitoring Tata Group governance developments and noted listed companies follow disclosure norms, without citing specific violations, Business News Today reported. That month, the Defence Ministry approved a ₹20,000 crore plan to buy 200 light multirole helicopters, with Tata-Airbus among expected bidders, Devdiscourse reported. In November 2026, IIM Ahmedabad and Tata group said they had trained over 100 in-house lawyers in a four-edition programme on leadership and business strategy, Bar and Bench reported.

## What Comes Next for Trent

Trent is expected to report a 20.3% year-on-year revenue increase to ₹5,682 crore and a 12% net profit rise to ₹505 crore for Q2 FY27, ET NOW reported, with additions of 10 Westside and 17 Zudio stores in the quarter.

## Companies in this story

- [Tata Group company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002z2a/tata-group) · website: https://www.tata.com
- [Hindustan Unilever company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002sy7/hindustan-unilever) · website: http://www.hul.co.in
- [Trent company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0005so7/trent) · website: https://trentlimited.com

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