BlissClub raises Rs 160 crore to broaden categories and expand its store network
Bengaluru-based athleisure brand BlissClub has raised Rs 160 crore in a round led by Singularity AMC. The women-focused omnichannel retailer plans to invest in product development, new categories, hiring and offline expansion from its current base of more than 40 stores across India.
What happened
Blissclub · Bengaluru athleisure brand BlissClub raised Rs 160 crore led by Singularity AMC to expand product categories, offline stores, product development
Key facts
- Rs 160 crore funding round
- more than 40 stores across India
- founded in 2020
- revenue grew more than 60% year-on-year over the past two years
- Agilitas secured Rs 225 crore
- Bodycraft raised Rs 120 crore
Why this matters
BlissClub’s expansion makes it a more consequential potential partner or competitor for retailers seeking access to women’s activewear, menswear and digitally native store-rollout capabilities.
What to watch
- Store count growth, city expansion sequence, and evidence of franchise versus company-operated formats.
- Reported same-store sales, store-level payback periods, gross margin, and inventory turns.
- Menswear assortment breadth, sell-through, repeat purchase, and whether the line acquires male customers versus primarily existing households.
- New category launches and the proportion of sales coming from non-core women's athleisure.
- Discount intensity, return rates, and customer acquisition costs across online and offline channels.
- Competitive reactions from activewear, D2C fashion, marketplace private-label, and large-format retail brands.
- Open additional company-operated stores in metros and tier-1 cities, prioritizing malls and high-street clusters with women-led fashion traffic.
- Add menswear, lifestyle athleisure, innerwear, travel, and performance-led product lines to raise purchase frequency and average order value.
- Invest in merchandising, sourcing, retail operations, and technology hiring to support broader assortment and store replenishment.
- Use stores as omnichannel fulfillment and customer-acquisition nodes, linking offline fitting experiences with app and website repeat purchases.
- Increase brand marketing and creator-led campaigns to establish BlissClub as a broader activewear and lifestyle label rather than a single-category women's brand.
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