Trent Ltd Company Summary

Trent Ltd is a part of the Tata Group, and it runs under the leadership of Noel Tata. It was incorporated as Lakme Limited (A cosmetic company), which was founded by J.R.D. Tata under Tata Oil Mills Company. In 1998, the Tata Group divested its stake in Lakme to Hindustan Lever and used the proceeds to enter apparel retailing by acquiring Littlewoods International. Trent’s flagship name, Westside, is globally known for its trendy fashion apparel and was among the first Indian retail chains with private labels.

Company Overview

Trent Ltd operates a diverse fashion and lifestyle retail chain. It also manages hypermarket chains under the Star Market Concept and has joint ventures with the Inditex group for Zara and Massimo Dutti stores.

Founding & Evolution

Tata Trent has a long history of the company’s formation, evolution and rebranding of the entity to run in the modern world successfully.

• Founded: Trent was formerly incorporated as Lakme Limited in 1952. The company transitioned into its current retail form and was effectively established as Trent Limited in 1998.
• Listed Year: Trent was first listed on the Indian stock exchanges in June 2004.
• Leadership: The current Non-Executive Chairman of the Trent company is Noel Tata, and the Managing Director is P. Venkatesalu. Both of them have a crucial role in managing shareholders’ interests as well as the overall operations of the entity.
• Strategic Alliances & Acquisitions: Trent Enterprises has made strong alliances with Tesco Plc UK and the Inditex group of Spain to expand its business into overseas markets.

Scale and Presence

Trent Ltd operates a significant footprint in urban and semi-urban Indian micro-markets and has recently initiated limited international operations.

• Network Presence: Trent has a significant business presence across India with retail spaces spanning over 14 million square feet.
• Store Volume: As of 31st March 2025, Trent operated a total of 1,043 stores.
• Employees: As per the records of 31st May 2025, Trent Enterprise has about 27,800 employees.
• International Operations: Trent has a notable international presence with its overseas Zudio stores and one Samoh store opened in Dubai (UAE) and Singapore.
• Customer Base: The company has served more than 100 million customers across 230 cities through its Westside and Zudio brands.

Business Segments

Trent operates two primary retail business segments, which are fashion and lifestyle as well as food and grocery.

• Fashion and Lifestyle operates by brands like Westside, Zudio, Utsa, Samoh, and Misbu. Through these channels, Trent Enterprise holds a wide range of fashion apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and children.
• Food and Grocery runs under the names of Star Market and Booker India. These brands offer a wide assortment of staples, fresh produce, general merchandise, and in-house brands.

Leadership Team

Top Mutual Funds Invested in Trent Ltd (As on 31st October 2025)