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- Arvind Fashions Limited designs, sources, markets and retails a portfolio of owned and licensed apparel brands for men, women and children across premium and premium value segments in India; core offerings include formal and casual shirts, trousers, jeans, sportswear, underwear, footwear and accessories under brands such as Arrow, U.S. Polo Assn., Flying Machine, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Sephora, distributed through over 1,300 exclusive brand outlets, 5,000 multi-brand and department stores in 192 cities, large-format Club A experiential stores, and e-commerce channels. Founded in 2016 as a subsidiary of Arvind Limited and headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, the company operates exclusively in the Indian apparel retail market, focusing on bridge-to-luxury and premium categories with an asset-light franchise-owned franchise-operated model for most brands except company-owned Tommy Hilfiger outlets. In recent developments, Arvind Fashions expanded its retail footprint by a net 122,000 square feet in FY25 through 50 new large-format stores primarily for U.S. Polo Assn., Arrow, Flying Machine, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein after closing 70 underperforming smaller outlets; it launched Club A store expansions in Hyderabad and Bangalore with spring-summer 2025 collections and concierge services; the company achieved over 25% year-on-year footwear growth post-BIS certification resolution, reported record Q2 FY25 revenue and EBITDA with 8.5% and 19% growth respectively, and continues portfolio rationalization by focusing on these six key brands following prior divestitures of Sephora in FY24 and others like Gant and Nautica.