In New Delhi, the price of 22-carat gold jumped to Rs 50,600 per 10 gram, and in Chennai to Rs 49,750 Gold prices today rose to 55,200...
GJEPC representation meets Finance Minister to raise concerns about Equalisation Levy (EL) on diamond trade Mumbai, 27 August 2020: Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister of Finance,...
Kolkata: Recovery in diamond sales is primarily coming from tier-II cities in India, rather that tier-I or the mega cities, says Forevermark (India) president Sachin Jain. The leading diamond brand from De...
India’s gold demand (for jewellery and retail investment) will weaken to 350-400 tonnes in FY21 compared to an average demand of 700 tonnes since 2016, due...
JD.com and Everledger have successfully implemented an inter-chain collaboration that combined with GIA’s long established diamond grading expertise will empower the ecommerce platform to increase trust...
NEW DELHI: A 47-year-old jeweller and his 42-year-old brother allegedly died by suicide in their shop in north Delhi’s Chandni Chowk on Wednesday afternoon, according to police, who also...
By Suneeta Kaul In a significant move, US President Donald Trump recently ended the preferential economic treaty signed with Hong Kong, thus bringing to a close...
The World Gold Council estimates there are about 2,000 tonnes of gold locked away in temples—worth about $84 billion at current prices. Groups of men in...
In New Delhi, prices of 22-carat gold plunged sharply to Rs 51,250 from Rs 51,700 per 10 gram in the previous trade while price of 24-carat...
Tanishq, India’s most trusted jewellery brand has launched special Ganesha pendants on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. To make the occasion more exciting for the...
Sachin Jain, Managing Director, Forevermark India, in a conversation with Samit Bhatta, Publisher, The Retail Jeweller India, shares details of the upcoming digital forum of Forevermark,...
Discounts of up to $20 an ounce were offered against official domestic prices including 12.5% import and 3% sales levies versus the $2 premiums last week....
Currently, gold hallmarking is voluntary in nature. However, it will be made mandatory from June 2021. Gold sold by jewellers will need to have ‘hallmark’ quality...
KGK Group, a global conglomerate operating in all verticals of gems and jewellery sector, announces its expansion in Thailand in the jewellery manufacturing segment. Spread across...
August 24, 2020: In the throes of the century’s worst-ever pandemic that has left a deep scar on humanity, India’s intellectual elite urged a new direction...
Kalyan Jewellers India Limited (“Kalyan Jewellers” or “Company”), one of the largest jewellery companies in India based on revenue as of March 31, 2020, according to...
The pandemic, which has torn through the world, has had a severe impact on all industries, but there has also been a flip side to it....
Celebrating the humane side of the Indian G&J Industry, Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in association with the World Gold Council felicitated the real...
After two months of washout due to lockdown, pent up demand lasted for a few weeks. Then top cities lagged but business in tier II cities...
After Dalal Street heavyweight Rakesh Jhunjhunwala sought clarification on Titan’s gold hedging policy at its earnings call last week, the company has put out a detailed...
Themed ‘Meaningful Tomorrows’, the 9th Edition of the Forevermark Forum Addresses Today’s Challenges and Tomorrow’s opportunities Mumbai: 20 August, 2020 – Staying true to the resilience...
Reports say that the RBI is looking to hike its gold reserves to 10% of its total reserves as opposed to the current 6.5%. A Central...
150 years C. Krishniah Chetty Group Of Jewellers today have launched a limited edition of ‘Vinayati Ganapathi’ for the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi to help save the world through...
In New Delhi, prices of 22-carat gold rose sharply to Rs 51,850 from Rs 51,150 per 10 gram in the previous trade while prices of 24-carat...
Punjab National Bank received the first tranche of the payment a few days ago In a major breakthrough for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and...
Gemological Science International (GSI) has appointed Alethea Inns as its Chief Learning Officer. The new role is part of GSI’s commitment to ongoing education programs, courses...
Tiffany & Co. wants to ease customers’ concerns about human rights abuses in the diamond industry by providing them with an unprecedented amount of detail about...
The second online edition enables traders to buy and sell diamonds in a virus-free environment The Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC) and the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) will...
An Israeli jewellery company is working on what it says will be the world’s most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of...
The Forevermark Forum 2020 began on August 18, the first time on a virtual plane, and gave us an insight into the future of the diamond...
“We will discuss lowering the e-invoice threshold for the gold and jewellery trade at our next meeting,” Thomas Isaac, Kerala FM who is part of the...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has added the world’s second-largest gold miner Barrick Gold Corp. to its portfolio, reported Bloomberg. The move by Buffett, seen as a the...
Imports of the yellow metal stood at $13.16 billion (about Rs 91,440 crore) in the corresponding period of 2019-20. New Delhi: India’s gold imports, which have a...
Mia by Tanishq, one of India’s most fashionable jewellery brands brings for the very first time, a new collection ‘The Princess Edit’ based on 7 popular...
Diamond and gold jewellery exporters are witnessing a gradual improvement in shipments with the reopening of global markets and expect the recovery to become steep in...
Suraj Shantakumar Kirtilals, director of business strategy at Kirtilals Kalidas Jewellers Pvt Ltd gets candid with Samit Bhatta, publisher of The Retail Jeweller about his journey...
Pratap Kamath, managing director of Abaran Timeless Jewellery, talks to Samit Bhatta, publisher, The Retail Jewellers magazine, on his Forevermark journey Samit Bhatta (SB): How has...
The stunning and versatile Kalyan Jewellers’ brand ambassador Wamiqa Gabbi, was recently spotted in Punjab’s music sensation Tarsem Jassar’s latest video song – Kajla which has...
Stocking the right diamonds in the right quantity saves many-a-regret later, said Vinod Hayagriv, Managing Director of C. Krishniah Chetty & Sons Pvt Ltd, in a...
Saurabh Gadgil, managing director of PNG Jewellers, tells Samit Bhatta, publisher, The Retail Jewellers, that he is looking forward to the first-of-its-kind virtual Forevermark Forum. Samit...
Prayas Dugar, managing director of Indian Gem & Jewellery Creation shares his journey wth Forevermark in a conversation with Samit Bhatta, Publisher, The Retail Jeweller. Samit...
Nakshatra Mehta, managing director of Mehta Emporium talks to Samit Bhatta, publisher, The Retail Jeweller about his enriching journey with Forevermark, and how he thinks the...
mirrAR is the first ever real-time Augmented Reality (AR) tech platform for the Gems & Jewellery Industry that lets shoppers virtually try-on jewellery without physically wearing it,...
by Suneeta Kaul The Big Fat Indian Wedding does not exist only in movies – it is a reality that spans metros, smaller cities, towns, and...
JNA Awards, one of the most prestigious award programmes in the international jewellery and gemstone industry organized by Informa markets since 2012, recently hosted its first...
Celebrated for Luxury & Elegance, ANMOL introduces another era of design with The Royal Elephant Edition, a collection that is reminiscent of India’s heritage and culture,...
10 August,2020, Mumbai: Reliance Jewels has launched another leg to its already ongoing an exclusive jewellery collection, “Aabhar”, to celebrate its 13th anniversary in the Indian...
By Suneeta Kaul The World Gold Council (WGC) recently released a report, titled “Online Gold Market in India”, and its findings confirmed what many in the...
A labourer became a millionaire overnight when he unearthed three diamonds worth Rs 30 lakh to 35 lakh at a diamond mine in Panna district of...
Gold prices Monday jumped to Rs 59,300 from Rs 59,290 per 10 gram, while silver climbed to Rs 74,210 from Rs 74,200 per kg, according to Good...
A “Virtual Jewellery Showroom” solution conceptualized by VirtuLab, enables Jewellers to host lifelike Showrooms on the internet. While a fully immersive 3d showroom is just the...
As the impact of Covid 19 deepens across industries, Platinum Guild International (PGI) commissioned a quantitative research across its key markets to study the impact of...
In today’s world, the biggest question is how to retain a millennial consumer. They are fickle in their choices and don’t display much brand loyalty, they...
The pandemic, rising gold prices and an overall muted consumer sentiment has dealt a huge blow to India’s jewellery industry. Tanishq’s Ajoy Chawla talks to Venkata...
The World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold industry, has today launched its new Retail Gold Investment Principles (RGIPs).These Principles are designed to...
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that banks can lend up to 90 per cent of the value of gold. It stood at 75 per cent earlier....
GIA India organised a Knowledge Webinar on “July Birthstone: Ruby” for members of the gem and jewellery trade across India. More than 170 participants attended this...
With an objective to drive precedencein one of the most significant categories in Indian exports, eBay in India announced itsassociation with the International Gemological Institute (IGI).The...
Incentives are not new to the business of sales or marketing, however over the years the way we use incentives to create a better, holistic customer...
DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – announced today the launch of its latest discount...
Pune: 187 year old legacy jewellery brand, PNG Jewellers announced the launch of their most anticipated annual offering, the Mangalsutra Mahotsav to kickstart the festive season. The...
In an attempt to control local transmission of coronavirus, Surat Municipal Corporation’s health department instructed diamond factory owners, textile traders, and dyeing and printing mill owners to...
People are getting used to Rs 50,000 plus range for gold. It would not take long before people just come out to buy as fears of...
Gold prices jumped on Tuesday to Rs 53,650 from Rs 53,460 per 10 gram, while silver climbed to Rs 65,400 from Rs 65,120 per kilogram, according...
During the time of the global pandemic, Sanjay Kothari, Chairman, GJSCI led Gem and Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF) on the behalf of the gems and...
The use of jewellery in India goes back to more than 5000 years ago, some ancient Indian jewellery was also found from the Indus Valley civilization....
Tanishq, India’s leading and most trusted jewellery brand from the house of Tata today introduced new safety features adding to the existing set of safety measures...
Written By Suneeta Kaul Even as the corporate sector faces the post-Covid world with trepidation, the jewellery industry is hopeful of putting up a fairly good...
Jewellers across the country are unlikely to achieve 100% gold hallmarking by June 2021, the new deadline set by the government, according to the India Bullion...
India’s Finance Ministry is considering an amnesty program for residents with illicit stash of gold, as part of an effort to crack down on tax evasion...
In New Delhi, the price of 22-carat gold rose to Rs 51,500 per 10 gram, and in Chennai to Rs 50,740 Gold prices jumped on Tuesday to...
India is the second-largest consumer of gold in the world after China, and the demand for gold in India sharply declined in June due to various...
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has extended deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts by over four months. The deadline has been extended...
The jewellery industry is expecting the consumer demand for gold to falter further amid surging prices of the precious metal and economic slowdown. Gold prices jumped...
A key challenge is to offer suitable incentives to Indian households that invest in gold which is a dead asset, says Ashutosh Bishnoi, MD & CEO,...
Gold prices have been ruling at unprecedented highs in India and global bullion markets as investors are preferring safe haven assets amid economic uncertainty triggered by...
Indian Online Jewellery Market Technology is changing the way people shop. Consumers are increasingly getting comfortable shopping online. They have shown faster online adoption for standardized...
Kolkata, 26 July 2020: Senco Gold and Diamonds, the largest jewellery retail chain from Eastern India now focusing more on omni channels to reach customers during...
According to industry estimates, over 1,700 workers in the diamond business have tested positive, with the hubs of Katargam and Varachha turning hotspots. FROM PUTTING up...
In the dynamic world of fashion and jewellery, where every trend surpasses each other, the ongoing situation of COVID19 has hit the market badly. With the...
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the government on Monday announced the extension of a deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts by over...
The vice chairman of All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council had been battling Covid-19 since the past few weeks Shaankar Sen, chairman and managing director...
Dubai gold jewellers have assured shoppers that the jewellery they try on at the local outlets is safe, as they are regularly sterilised to protect consumers...
Surat: While the global coronavirus pandemic has prevented the diamantaires from visiting Dubai, Antwerp and Botswana to purchase rough diamonds to keep their units operational, industry...
The Rs 475,000-crore Indian jewellery sector has entered a consolidation phase with jewellers renegotiating for a 25-30 per cent of cut in rent, reducing store sizes and inventories,...
More than 100 jewellery outlets across Dubai have launched promotions for the Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) 2020, the Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group (DGJG) said on...
Eastern UP’s leading Jewellery brand Aisshpra Gems & Jewels pioneers yet another trend with Exclusively Yours, a Jewellery at Home Service and takes customer service experience...
Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges. Gold prices on Friday surged...
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential economic treatment for Hong Kong, after China enacted a new security law there. Hong Kong...
Gold should be embraced as a portfolio diversifier and hedging strategy by an investor in the current environment. The present difficult time amid pandemic COVID-19 will...
Reliance Jewels celebrates the spirit of Lakshmi residing within every woman with this new collection 23 July,2002: Varalakshmi festival is round the corner and it is...
The same miner had earlier this month found another 70-cent diamond and deposited it at the local diamond office (Hira Karyalaya). Anandilal Kushwaha, a labourer, found...
KOLKATA: The fresh wave of coronavirus cases in Hong Kong has prompted the government there to think of stricter lockdown raising concern among Indian gems and...
Gold Rate In India: Domestic gold and silver futures soared to touch new all-time highs on Tuesday. MCX gold futures, due for delivery on August 5, gained...
Customer-centricity is the key to omnichannel success. As brick-and-mortar Jewellery retailers make their transition into omnichannel retail, they often fall short in meeting demanding customer expectations....
New Delhi, July 20, 2020: Indian fashion tech startup StyleDotMe today announced that it has raised a total of INR 3.5 crore in a Pre-series A...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai Branch Office-I, has granted its hallmarking of gold and silver licence to Titan Company. The BIS has granted an...
“Diamond markets will be shut but safe deposit vaults will be allowed to be opened for traders for four hours on July 20 and July 24...
Most of the artisans, or karigars, who work at jewellery manufacturing hubs in the country hail from West Bengal. Jewellers are ready to take them to...
The effervescence of summer is often accompanied with discomposure and the ardent urge to keep everything light for ease! Kohinoor Jewellers Agra presents a line of...
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