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Tata group retail firm Trent Ltd on Wednesday reported a 32.57 per cent on-year increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 413.1 crore for the March quarter of FY'26. The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 311.6 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by Trent Ltd, which operates retail stores under the brand names Westside, Zudio and Star. Meanwhile, the board of Trent has approved a bonus issue of 1 equity share for every 2 equity shares held and recommended a dividend of 600 per cent, which is Rs 6 per equity share of Re 1 each. Trent's consolidated revenue from operations was up 19.23 per cent to Rs 5,027.99 crore in the March quarter. It was Rs 4,216.94 crore in the year-ago period. The company's total expenses increased 16.7 per cent in the March quarter to Rs 4,520.95 crore in FY'26. The total consolidated income, which includes other income, was at Rs 5,055.90 crore, up 17.8 per cent in the March quarter. In the entire FY
Leading retail players reported strong double-digit revenue growth in the fourth quarter of FY26 on the back of a stable demand environment and resilient macroeconomic conditions. Listed retail companies as Trent, Avenue Supermarts (D-Mart) and V-Mart, in their recent quarter updates reported around 20 per cent year-on-year growth in their latest quarterly updates, aided by aggressive store additions and steady consumption trends. Trent, a Tata group firm reported around 20 per cent growth in standalone (domestic) revenue to Rs 4,937 crore in the March quarter of FY26. It was at Rs 4,106 crore in the corresponding January-March period a year ago. "Revenue from sale of merchandise (excluding other operating income) grew 21 per cent and 19 per cent during the quarter and the year ended March 2026, respectively," said Trent, which operates popular fashion outlets under the Westside and Zudio retail format. Trent has opened 22 Westside stores and 109 stores of its value retail format o
Tata Group retail firm Trent is eyeing further expansion into tier 3 and tier 4 cities amid a macro market which is expected to be far more attractive in the coming years, a top company executive said on Monday. He also said that urban demand seems to be coming back gradually post GST 2.0 reforms but ruled out small-ticket discretionary getting benefit in the long-term due to the changeover. "We are opening a lot more in tier-3, tier-4 cities now, as opposed to what we used to do in the past. What we are seeing is, very clearly, the young customer in those markets is super clued onto what trends are playing out," Trent Managing Director P Venkatesalu told reporters at the sidelines of the Retail Leadership Summit 2026 here. He said that customers in these smaller cities and towns don't have the same level of maturity as the metro markets at present but it may change over a period of next 2-3 years. "We do bet in a very significant way that the customer will be more interesting," he
Tata group retail firm Trent Ltd on Monday reported a 17 per cent growth in standalone revenue to Rs 5,220 crore in the third quarter ended December 31. The company had clocked standalone revenue of Rs 4,466 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, Trent Ltd said in a regulatory filing. As of December 31, 2025, the company's store portfolio included 278 Westside, 854 Zudio (including 4 in the UAE) and 32 stores across other lifestyle concepts, it added. The company opened 17 stores of 'Westside' and 48 stores of 'Zudio' in the third quarter. For the nine months ended December 31, 2025, standalone revenue was Rs 14,604 crore against Rs 12,368 crore in the year-ago period, up 18 per cent, the filing said. A total of 30 stores of Westside and 89 stores of Zudio were opened in the nine-month period, it added.