Fabindia
Acquisitions
3
Major Deals Covered
This page covers 3 major deals from 2011 to 2013, each with its price where disclosed and the reason behind it.
| Company | Year | Price | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic India (stake) | 2013 | Undisclosed | Investment in a Lucknow-based maker of tulsi teas, herbal supplements and organic foods, later raised to a roughly 64% holding. |
| Organic India | 2013 | Undisclosed | Organic food and supplements (40% stake sold in 2024). |
| EAST | 2011 | Undisclosed | UK-based women’s apparel retailer (62.5% stake). |
2013
Investment in a Lucknow-based maker of tulsi teas, herbal supplements and organic foods, later raised to a roughly 64% holding.
Gave Fabindia exposure to India's organic wellness market.
In January 2024 Fabindia agreed to sell its stake to Tata Consumer Products, which valued Organic India at an enterprise value of ~$220 million (₹1,900 crore).
2013
Organic food and supplements (40% stake sold in 2024).
2011
UK-based women’s apparel retailer (62.5% stake).
Fabindia's growth strategy has three parts. First, refresh the range for younger shoppers with lighter, contemporary silhouettes while keeping handloom and block-print craft at the core. Second, grow beyond apparel through home furnishings, furniture and Fabessentials body care, which together were about 17% of FY25 product sales. Third, invest in omnichannel retail (its own website and app plus marketplaces) and larger-format stores such as Experience Centers that combine shopping with FabCafe dining.
Fabindia works directly with tens of thousands of rural artisans across India. It gives them design direction, quality control and guaranteed purchase orders, then sells their hand-crafted goods in its stores at a premium. Its range covers apparel, home decor, organic food and personal care, linking rural craft with urban shoppers.
Around 2012 Fabindia took a stake in East, a UK women's fashion retailer, to gain a foothold in British retail. The venture was later scaled back.
Fabindia invested in Organic India, a maker of tulsi teas, herbal supplements and organic food, and built its holding to about 64%. In January 2024 it agreed to sell the company to Tata Consumer Products.
From 2007 Fabindia set up regional supply companies in which artisans could hold shares, so weavers and printers shared in the value of the products they made.
Fabindia developed and invested in FabCafe as an internal hospitality startup in partnership with chef-entrepreneurs, expanding it into an experiential multi-city restaurant chain integrated directly inside Fabindia Experience Centers.
Besides the Bissell family promoters, Premji Invest is a major investor, and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and Rohini Nilekani were reported in 2021 among its shareholders.
Fabindia evaluates strategic partnerships and tuck-in acquisitions based on authenticity of natural ingredients, ethical sourcing practices, handcrafted production credentials, and cultural alignment with its core ethos of conscious, sustainable living.
Tata Consumer Products agreed in January 2024 to buy Organic India at an enterprise value of ~$220 million (₹1,900 crore), letting Fabindia exit a non-core wellness business and concentrate on Fabindia-branded retail.
Fabindia focuses on incubating in-house private labels, such as Fabessentials (beauty) and FabHome (interior styling), while remaining open to acquiring niche sustainable craft brands and organic consumer startups that complement its lifestyle retail footprint.
Yes. In 2013, Fabindia aggressively expanded its lifestyle portfolio by acquiring a massive stake in Organic India, a company famous for selling organic tulsi teas and ayurvedic supplements, perfectly aligning with Fabindia's brand identity of natural, earthy, and socially responsible products.
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