Rupa Company

This article is about the clothing company. For the publishing company, see Rupa Publications.

Rupa & Company Limited is an Indian clothing company which makes knitted garments.^[6] The Company is primarily engaged in the manufacture of hosiery products in knitted undergarments casual wears and thermal wears. It produces innerwear, casual wear, thermal wear and sleepwear for men, women, and kids.^[7] While Frontline is its flagship brand, the Rupa family also consists of brands like Softline, Euro, Bumchums, Torrido, Thermocot, Macroman, Footline, and Jon. Rupa was founded and established by brothers PR Agarwala, GP Agarwala and KB Agarwala in 1968 when the erstwhile hosiery market was at a nascent stage and mainly addressed by unorganized players.^[8]

Rupa & Company Limited^[1]

Trade name	Rupa
Traded as	BSE: 533552 NSE: RUPA
Industry	Innerwear & outerwear
Founded	1968; 57 years ago (1968)
Founders	PR Agarwala GP Agarwala KB Agarwala
Headquarters	Kolkata, India[2]
Key people	PR Agarwala (chairman)[3] GP Agarwala (vice chairman) KB Agarwala (managing director)[4]
Products	Clothing
Brands	Frontline, Softline, Euro, Bumchums, Torrido, Thermocot, Macroman, Macrowoman, Footline, Jon
Revenue	₹1,474 crore (US$170 million) (FY22)[5]
Net income	₹191 crore (US$22 million) (FY22)[5]
Website	rupa.co.in

Products

Rupa produces vests, briefs, drawers, Bermuda shorts, Capris, T-shirts, lounge wear, boxer shorts and sleepwear for men; and bras, panties, camisoles and leggings for women. It also manufactures baba suits, bloomers and slips for infants/toddlers, and lounge-wear, Bermuda shorts and T-shirts for kids. Thermal wear is another major category that Rupa caters to: It offers winter wear for both men and women.

See also

• Lux Industries