[Exclu] Torg to open 3 brand villages in India

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Torg International and Village Groupe joined forces to enter the Indian market. Village Groupe is one of the leading outlet village companies in India and will partner Torg in opening 3 branded villages by 2025. This joint venture represents an investment of nearly US$100 million, but Torg International is already planning to expand into other new markets.
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In early October 2021, the American Outlet Resource Group (TORG) announced a joint-venture with Village Groupe to launch into India.

Based in Delhi, this partner manages a dozen outlet villages in Delhi, Bangalore and Pune, with about US$100 million in assets under management. “We will open at least three new brand villages by 2025,” Barbara Horatz, Partner Marketing & Retail at Torg International, told Mind Retail. “The market is ready, the timing is right. We have first-mover advan

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