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Store openings in Chennai

Latest to open in Chennai: Comet, Tribe Amrapali and Hettich. 4 of the 16 openings in 180 days were a brand's first here or in India, including Regal Jewellers, Aukera and Miraggio.

180-day openings
16by 15 brands
Last 90 days
9vs 7 in the 90 before
At a named mall
3of 16 openings; the rest name no mall
Announced plans
1announced, not yet open

Updated 13 Oct, 14:46every row links its report

Latest openings

  1. CometFootwear & accessoriesExpress Avenue

    COMET opens first Chennai store at Express Avenue, adding a sixth city to its sneaker and streetwear footprint

  2. Tribe AmrapaliJewellery & watches

    Tribe Amrapali opens fourth Chennai store at Airport Terminal 2, taking India network to 44

  3. HettichHome & furnishing

    Hettich opens second exclusive store in Chennai

  4. Tribe AmrapaliJewellery & watches

    Tribe Amrapali opens third Chennai store at airport’s Terminal 4

  5. TeslaAuto & EVExpress Avenueexperience centre

    Tesla opens Chennai experience centre and collision repair facility

Who to pitch: opening in other cities, no Chennai opening in our reports

Opening in two or more other cities since May 2026, nothing on record in Chennai. Ranked by cities and how recent the last opening was; dark stores left out.

Chennai openings by mall (3 of 16 name a mall)
  • Express Avenue2 openings
  • VR Mall1 opening
Store openings by city, last 180 days
  • Bengaluru39 openings
  • Mumbai28 openings
  • Delhi25 openings
  • Gurugram20 openings
  • Chennai16 openings
  • Hyderabad14 openings
  • Noida9 openings
Store openings reported in Chennai, by month

Openings · May 2026 to October 2026 (latest month partial)

  1. 2May
  2. 5Jun
  3. 1Jul
  4. 2Aug
  5. 3Sept
  6. 3Oct
What opened in Chennai, by category (15 of 16 openings have one)
  • Jewellery & watches4 openings
  • Footwear & accessories3 openings
  • Auto & EV3 openings
  • Home & furnishing2 openings
  • F&B1 opening
  • Grocery1 opening
  • Fashion1 opening

New to Chennai or to India

What to watch: announced store plans for Chennai

Announced, not opened: what the brand said it plans, with the target it stated.
ReportedBrandFormatPlanReport
September 2026TenderCutsstore22TenderCuts plans 22 new Chennai stores in 12 months · Financial Express

Every opening in Chennai

All 16 openings, newest first, with their reports
Stores = locations in this report; network = the brand's stated total after it.
WhenBrandMallFormatStoresReport
10 Oct 2026CometExpress Avenuestore1COMET opens first Chennai store at Express Avenue, adding a sixth city to its sneaker and streetwear footprint · Indian Retailer
October 2026Tribe Amrapali—store1Tribe Amrapali opens fourth Chennai store at Airport Terminal 2, taking India network to 44 · India Retailing
1 Oct 2026Hettich—store1 · network 2Hettich opens second exclusive store in Chennai · Indian Retailer
September 2026Tribe Amrapali—store1Tribe Amrapali opens third Chennai store at airport’s Terminal 4 · Retail4Growth
25 Sept 2026TeslaExpress Avenueexperience centre1Tesla opens Chennai experience centre and collision repair facility · NDTV Profit · +2 more reports
September 2026Popeyes—restaurant / café1Popeyes opens Navalur restaurant, taking Chennai footprint to 12 outlets · The Hindu BusinessLine
August 2026Michelin—store4Michelin adds four tyre retail stores in Chennai · ET Auto Retail
August 2026Regal Jewellers—showroom1Regal Jewellers enters Tamil Nadu with first Chennai showroom in T. Nagar · Business Today · +1 more report
July 2026Aukera—store1Lab-grown diamond brand Aukera opens first Tamil Nadu store in Chennai · The Hindu BusinessLine
June 2026Birkenstock—store1 · network 63Birkenstock opens largest Indian mall store in Chennai, lifting count to 63 · Inside Retail Asia
June 2026TenderCuts—storeTenderCuts opens largest 2,100 sq ft Chennai store, targets 40 outlets in 8-9 months · The Hindu BusinessLine
June 2026Steelcase—flagship store1Steelcase Opens Chennai Flagship Showroom, Pushes India Network Past 12 Dealer Sites · Outlook Business
June 2026Pickyourtrail—store1 · network 10Pickyourtrail opens 10th physical store in Chennai, plans 10-15 more in FY25 · The Hindu BusinessLine
June 2026Bombay Shirt Company—flagship store1Bombay Shirt Company opens 2,500 sq ft Chennai flagship 'The Den' with in-store café · IMAGES Business of Fashion
May 2026DriveX Mobility—store1 · network 50DriveX Mobility crosses 50 stores with new Chennai outlet at Thirumullaivoyal · Retail4Growth
May 2026MiraggioVR Mallstore1Miraggio goes offline with debut Chennai store, plans 10+ outlets in FY26 · Retail4Growth · +1 more report

Rows are the openings we hold a dated report for, not every store opened in Chennai; closures are not tracked yet. How the tracker is built · CSV (CC BY 4.0) · Report an error