Rosso Brunello reaches 50-store milestone in India

Premium footwear brand Rosso Brunello has reached 50 stores in India following recent openings in Malad, Mumbai, Jalandhar, Raipur and Chandigarh. The company plans additional stores in the coming months under its existing expansion strategy.

— Source publishedFri, 7 Aug, 2026, 10:37 IST·First seen Fri, 7 Aug, 2026, 10:39 IST·Source IMAGES Business of Fashion

What happened

Premium footwear brand Rosso Brunello has reached 50 stores in India after recent openings in Malad, Mumbai, Jalandhar, Raipur and Chandigarh. The company plans

Key facts

  • 50 stores

Why this matters

Rosso Brunello’s widening India network could make it a more relevant partnership, distribution, or acquisition target in premium footwear.

What to watch

  • Announcement of the next city openings and whether they skew toward Tier-2 markets.
  • Store format, mall partnerships and reported store-count target for the next 12 months.
  • Evidence of e-commerce, omnichannel or loyalty-program investments.
  • New category launches, celebrity campaigns or festive-season collections.
  • Comparable-store sales signals, discounting activity and franchise-versus-company-operated expansion mix.
  • Open additional stores in affluent Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities with established premium malls or luxury high streets.
  • Use Mumbai and other metro stores as brand-building flagships while expanding smaller-format locations in regional markets.
  • Increase festive, wedding and occasion-led merchandising to lift average transaction values.
  • Build omnichannel fulfillment, clienteling and loyalty capabilities to improve productivity across the 50-store base.
  • Expand adjacent premium categories such as handbags, accessories or occasionwear footwear capsules.