MUMBAI: Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.’s Van Heusen Innerwear & Athleisure business has announced a pan-India growth plan in this emerging segment. Since its foray last year, Van Heusen Innerwear & Athleisure has created a strong presence across 1700+ outlets across 80+ towns in South India, with its premium and innovative collection.

As a part of its expansion plans, Van Heusen’s Innerwear and Athleisure business is poised for a strong growth, with National presence across 7000+ MBOs and 30+ exclusive business outlets by 2017-18. Moreover, the range will be available across 250 Van Heusen exclusive stores, 300 Planet Fashion stores and leading departmental outlets across India.

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail COO - innerwear business Puneet Kumar Malik said, “Van Heusen's Innerwear and Athleisure business follows a localized distribution model, which has been well received by our business partners across South India and has created a strong value proposition for the brand."