Jack Wills Going to India

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The burgeoning retail market in India will shortly be getting a few new additions. The Financial Express reports that Jack Wills, Italian Rifle jeans, and Michael Kors will be opening there soon. UPDATE 8/2/2011: We were contacted by Jack Wills HQ with this statement: "Jack Wills is not in discussions with domestic Indian players and will not be entering India." It appears that the Financial Express has retroactively altered their story, deleting any mention of Jack Wills. The original FE text is excerpted here in the Wall Street Journal. UPDATE 8/3/2011: The Wall Street Journal has now retroactively removed Jack Wills from its excerpt. Jack Wills HQ says that Jack Wills will not enter India. [FE]