Milestone · Commerce & Consumer Brands
Bacca Bucci targets ₹125 Cr revenue in FY26
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- Date
- Company
- Bacca Bucci
- What it does
- Mid-premium footwear brand
- Kind
- Milestone
- Founded
- 2015
What they do
Bacca Bucci is a design-led footwear brand targeting the ₹1,000–₹5,000 price gap
What happened
The brand reported ₹81.6 Cr revenue in FY25 and aims for ₹125 Cr in FY26
Why it matters
It plans to open its first physical store and enter quick commerce and lifestyle segments
The details
- Bacca Bucci is a mid-premium, design-led footwear brand launched in 2015.
- It targets the underserved price gap between ₹1,000 and ₹5,000.
- The brand competes with Puma, RedTape, and Woodland on comfort, durability, and style.
- It offers 3,700 SKUs including casual sneakers, boots, and performance footwear.
- Bacca Bucci uses an asset-light model with outsourced manufacturing and focuses on design and demand planning.
- In 2024, geopolitical conflicts and climate issues disrupted supply chains and raised logistics costs.
- The brand responded by tightening operations, expanding marketplace distribution, and using platform insights for inventory and pricing.
- It entered quick commerce in 2025 and plans its first exclusive brand outlet in Delhi NCR.
The bigger picture
- India is the world's second-largest footwear producer and consumer, with 90–95% of output consumed domestically.
- The Indian footwear market is projected to grow from $17.9 Bn in 2024 to $45.5 Bn in 2032.
- Bacca Bucci's shift from digital-only to a hybrid model reflects a broader trend among D2C brands expanding offline.
About the business
- Bacca Bucci is a mid-premium, design-led footwear brand.
- It targets the underserved middle ground between sub-₹1,000 and ₹5,000+ segments.
- The brand positions itself as a homegrown alternative matching Puma, RedTape, and Woodland.
- It offers 3,700 SKUs across casual sneakers, boots, and performance footwear.
- Bacca Bucci follows an asset-light model: outsourced manufacturing, focus on design, demand planning, and channel performance.
- Distribution is marketplace-led on Amazon, Flipkart, and Myntra with platform-specific collections and pricing.
- It has served ~45 lakh users and sold ~50 lakh pairs of footwear to date.
- The repeat customer rate is 29% annually.
- Revenue grew from ₹66.7 Cr in FY24 to ₹81.6 Cr in FY25, a 22.3% YoY increase.
What happens next
- Bacca Bucci targets ₹125 Cr revenue in FY26.
- It plans to open its first exclusive brand outlet in Delhi NCR, shifting from digital-only.
- The brand will enter related lifestyle segments.
- Long-term goal: become a hybrid brand combining D2C agility with brick-and-mortar retail and select global markets.
Founders
- Anuj Nevatia, Co-founder
- Natwar Agrawal, Co-founder
About Bacca Bucci
- Product
- Casual sneakers, boots, athleisure and formal shoes with high-quality craftsmanship at mid-premium pricing
- Customers
- Gen-Z and fashion-conscious consumers seeking affordable quality footwear with design focus
- How it makes money
- D2C online sales with expanding offline retail presence through brand-owned stores
- What sets it apart
- In-house manufacturing and design ensuring quality control, cost efficiency, and rapid iteration
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