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Trent , Tata Group’s apparel retailer, reported fourth quarter revenue from operations of about ₹4217 crore, an increase of nearly 28% from last year. Its adjusted profit, excluding a one-time gain of ₹543 crore, was at ₹318.15 crore, compared to ₹128 crore a year ago.
On a full-year basis, Trent reported full-year revenue from operations of about ₹17,135 crore, compared to about ₹12,375 crore last year. Trent’s full-year profit was about ₹1,547 crore, compared to ₹1,487 crore last year. The Board also approved a dividend of ₹5 per share.
“Our fashion portfolio continues to be differentiated by disciplines and choices. In FY25, Zudio revenues exceeded a billion dollars,” said Noel Tata, chairman, Trent. “In our Star business, we are applying Trent’s playbook, and the contribution of our own brands is now trending over 70% of revenues. The opportunity in the food space for the Star proposition is exciting while being competitive. We remain convinced that this business is well poised to deliver much consumer value and growth in the years ahead,” he added.
In FY25, Trent opened 40 Westside and 244 Zudio stores, and consolidated 24 Westside and Zudio stores each. As of 31st March, Trent’s store portfolio included 248 Westside, 765 Zudio—including two stores in the UAE—and 30 stores across other lifestyle concepts, with a cumulative retail space of about 14.9 million square feet.In the supermarket segment, the contribution of Tata’s in-house brands has increased to 72% in the fourth quarter, compared to 69% from the corresponding quarter last year.
According to Trent, the emerging categories—including beauty and personal care, innerwear and footwear—continued to gain traction with customers. “These emerging categories contribute to over 20% of our revenues,” the company said in a statement.
Westside.com, together with Trent’s proposition on the Tata Neu platform, continues to witness traction and grow profitably. In FY25, online revenues grew by 43% and contributed to over 6% of Westside revenues. “The change in revenue participation across our concepts remains broadly in line with our strategic plans. The gross margin profile of Westside and Zudio remains consistent. We believe given our approach with respect to merchandise sourcing, price architecture, distribution and our disciplines around inventory provisioning, the full year results are more representative of the health of the business,” the company said.
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