Amarendra Vummidi, Director, VBJ, speaks to The Retail Jeweller, as the 125-year-old family jeweller aggressively modernizes its business with a...
As Gen Z trades inherited heirlooms for self-earned jewellery, Devika Kapoor, Partner at Kashi Jewellers, explains to The Retail Jeweller, how legacy brands must evolve. Through...
Mivraa entered a market where 9KT gold had no regulatory standing and little consumer vocabulary. Two years in, the brand has helped shift both. With BIS...
—Atul Jain, Owner, Atul Jewellers, New Delhi I have spent a lifetime around jewellery, but my relationship with heritage pieces began much before I understood their...
—Ajay Mehra, Managing Director, Mehrasons Jewellers In my view, the Indian jewellery industry has, for far too long, remained focused on the visible drivers of business:...
Rising gold prices are reshaping how customers buy jewellery, and how forward-thinking retailers respond. Kunj Gupta, Managing Partner at Sri Balaji Jewellers, Hyderabad, saw an opportunity...
Yasir Sultan, CEO, Sultan Gems & Fine Jewellery, took a calculated risk in a market largely dominated by diamonds by introducing rare gemstones such as Paraiba...
-Shubham Rathod, Director, AB Gems I’m seeing more and more coloured gemstone-centric global brands entering the Indian market, and that tells me something very clearly. The...
Sanya Khandelwal, Co-founder of Kicky and Perky, discusses leading a digital-first jewellery brand, the challenges of expanding into offline retail, and how emotional intelligence shapes her...
Launched in late 2022, Sterlyn, a D2C silver jewellery brand, capitalises on the growing market of branded gifting by offering affordable, personalised, and experiential gifts with...
As India cements its position as the world’s second-largest market for natural diamonds, De Beers is sharpening its long-term focus on the country. In this wide-ranging...
– Abhishek Jain, Director, Mahaveer Jewellers 1. What was the biggest challenge you faced in your jewellery business, and how did you navigate it? The toughest...
As younger buyers look for something different, Mohini by Dilip Sonigara steps in to hold attention. Director Karan Sonigara explains how the decision to secure next-generation,...
1. The biggest challenge of running a jewellery store today? The biggest challenge in running a jewellery store today is meeting the high expectations customers bring...
CA Harshal Darodkar, Director of Darodkars Shree Meher Jewellers Private Limited, shares how his tech-savvy approach helped in building an in-house app and driving organic marketing....
In a recent conversation with The Retail Jeweller, David Tait, CEO, WGC brings a direct, ground-level view of the challenges and opportunities shaping gold’s future. He...
For decades, retailers relied on instinct while sourcing designs. Raghvendu Agarwal, Head of Operations at Sona Chandis, Kanpur, decided to change that. A third-generation jeweller, he...
Soumya Khurana, Executive Director, Khurana Jewellery House, Amritsar Weddings in Punjab were once a predictable affair—lavish, yes, but visually traditional. Red lehengas, gold jewellery, Polki with...
-Rajat Gupta, Chairman, Zever, New Delhi My store sits a few hundred metres away from Kohaat, a jewellery market that never slows down. National chains, aggressive...
TT Devassy Jewellery has strategically launched two labels to sharpen market focus. In talk with The Retail Jeweller, founder Josu Tharakan shares how Hue 18 and...
Shyamala Ramanan, Business Head at Mia by Tanishq, unpacks the brand’s strategic ascent – from redefining fine jewellery for dailywear to building a high-velocity, omni-channel retail...
Ashraf Motiwala, Head of Design and Director, A.S. Motiwala Fine Jewellery speaks to The Retail Jeweller What was the biggest challenge you faced in your jewellery...
Taking a values-first approach, Pooja Bagrecha, Founder & Creative Director, AMAYRA Fine Jewellery advocates for women in business, reflecting on her journey and leadership lessons EDITED...
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“I have moved from multitasking to focused execution. Doing less with more focus has improved my decision-making and leadership” Morning routine that helps prepare for the...
With over three decades in the jewellery industry, N. Ravi, Managing Director of Sri Vasavi Thangamaaligai, has been steering the brand’s growth through ethical business practices,...
With nearly 140 crore in revenue from a single store in Hyderabad, Devi Pavitra Gold & Diamonds, the retail arm of a more than decade-old manufacturing...
Oushnik Chandra, CEO, P.C. Chandra Jewellers, tells The Retail Jeweller, how he drove meaningful change, bridging the service gaps by establishing a customer engagement department for...
Ankit Agarwal, Director, Sagarmal Jewellers, Patna Traditionally, jewellery retailers view Pitru Paksh—a mourning period in most Indian communities—as a challenging sales window. Considered inauspicious for purchasing...
Meethi Surana, the Marketing and Branding Strategist at Raj Diamonds, Bengaluru, identified a key challenge in enhancing the customer experience within their luxury jewellery retail space....
crash.club by CKC crafts a compelling narrative by integrating creativity, affordability, and sustainability into its brand story. Executive Director Chaitanya V Cotha delves into the brand’s...
Rajiv Menon, National Head of Sales & Retail Operations at Mia by Tanishq, has driven the brand’s success by prioritising customer engagement, integrating omnichannel experiences, and...
Harshit Soni, Director of Lakhtarwala Jewellers, tells The Retail Jeweller how Luire—the 75-year-old brand’s new venture in lab-grown diamonds, re-invigorates a woman’s love for diamonds by...
BK Saraf, a legacy jewellery brand, is turning heads with its audacious social media campaign led by award-winning designer Suyash Bansal. Breaking away from tradition, the...
In 2019, just a year before the pandemic, I introduced a new and unheard of policy in my city. I introduced a 100% buyback guarantee offer...
Discover his management style, preferences and ambitions as he takes us through his journey YOUR CAREER PATH I joined the family-run business in 1978. At that...
Deepak Tulsian, e-commerce consultant and founder of mywisdomlane.com, says a fundamental shift in mindset, skillset and ability to leverage technology will allow traditional jewellers to tap...
Suraj Shantakumar, Director, Business Strategy, Kirtilal Kalidas Jewellery Pvt. Ltd With gold prices on the ascendant, we were faced with the challenge of selling jewellery to...
Amidst gold prices rising, Suraj Shantakumar, Director, Business Strategy, Kirtilal Kalidas Jewellery innovated Techno jewellery that gave endless options to a customer on a single purchase,...
Siddhanth AVR, Director, AVR Swarnamahal Jewellers, talk about how the jewellery industry continues to embrace AI and is poised to enhance customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and...
‘Parag Shah, Director, H.K. Jewels Pvt. Ltd, has ensured that Brand KISNA is one of the most widely distributed diamond jewellery brands in India, with his...
“Parag Chheda, Director, Signi Jewels, an online fine jewellery brand, talks about its USP of small and lightweight products that have become popular, how he gains...
In this edition’s Last Word, we turn our spotlight to Umesh Kumar Agarwal, the visionary Managing Partner of Krishna Pearls in Hyderabad. With a career spanning...
Rashi Sanghvi, Co-founder of fine jewellery brand STAC, which sells only online, tells The Retail Jeweller how the brand was built, how it progressed through COVID...
Industry experts share their valuable insights, offering guidance to retailers having questions about the jewellery business. Discover expert perspectives on challenges, trends, and strategies that can...
Gowri Reddy, Founder of Gowri’s Jewellery, Hyderabad has built her fine jewellery brand ground up, banking on her design capability and keen sense of what customers...
Anish Sha, Director of Akshaya Gold and Diamonds, shares his inspiring journey of success and customer satisfaction. Know about the insights shared by this dynamic entrepreneur...
Manideep Yechuri, the 31-year-old Managing Director of Vega Sri Gold and Diamonds, has built a fine jewellery brand in the space of a year-and-a-half on the...
Agarwal, Partner, Sona Chandi, Kanpur, takes us through her journey, achievements and philosophy of life CAREER PATH I joined the business in 1997, after my marriage....
Experts weigh in on various problems brought to them by retailers and provide solutions: The Retail jeweller India
Modern living has its own demands. And women are adpating as per this living and also adding their own uniqueness to it. This lifestyle includes wearing...
The Retail Jeweller (TRJ): What has been the greatest lesson learnt during the pandemic? Raghav Dhir (RD): I learnt to have a hybrid lifestyle which has...
Consumer behaviour has seen a drastic change post-Covid. Before the pandemic, many customers used to visit the showrooms once every month or two months. They used...
Deepak Mehra, Partner, Mehrasons Jewellers, New Delhi, loves designing jewellery. In a conversation with The Retail Jeweller, he shares his personal insights about Indian gem and...
Dehradun has become a semi-cosmopolitan city. The taste and preferences of the customers are also changing over the last several years. Over the last 4-5 years,...
In 2019, just a year before the pandemic, I introduced a new and unheard of policy in my city. I introduced a 100% buyback guarantee offer...
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the gold prices have gone up by almost 30%. As price rose, majority of the manufacturers and other stakeholders from the...
The Retail Jeweller (TRJ): What has been the greatest lesson learnt during the pandemic? Gursimran Chadda (GC): My greatest learning has been to be content with...
The discount war is bringing retailers down to their knees. Worsening the already prevalent discount precedent is the demand for discount on metal price. I strongly...
Customer loyalty, the trump card for standalone jewellers, has gone forever with the advent of the millennial customer. This generation is more interested in making their...
How we can efficiently manage the dead stock so that it should not hit us economically? Akshat Bansal, Partner, Brij Kishore Jewellers, Faizabad, UP The first...
If there is one thing that we see rampantly happening during the festive season, it is retailers across the country fighting it out in a race...
In a conversation with The Retail Jeweller, Rishi Verma, Partner, Fatehchand Bansilal Jewellers, Ambala shares his business principles and ethics. The Retail Jeweller (TRJ): What has...
During Covid, we saw a lot of reverse migration, where people and families moved back to their native city because of the work-from-home arrangement, says Nanda.
In our endeavour to become self-reliant, we felt that it is important to make Banaras the trading hub of the region as it will open the...
With limited availability of exquisite designs comes a better brand recall for those who take this route to market as consumers across all age-groups want to...
Shivansh also decided to give them an assurance card on every gold purchase, which will have details such as the jewellery weight and making charges, and...
If we look back at the reasons behind the change in consumer behaviour, we will find only ourselves at fault. We have given consumers the leeway...
Customer loyalty, the trump card for standalone jewellers, has gone forever with the advent of the millennial customer. This generation is more interested in making their...
Banaras has a rich culture of jewellery and even the groom like to wear jadau and navratan jewellery. In Banaras we are doing 100% handcrafted gulabi...
Where do Tier-1 and Tier 2 face their biggest issues? It is the discount schemes that prop up on making charges of gold jewellery. Nowadays, I...
By MANOJ CHAKRABORTY The discount war is bringing retailers down to their knees. Worsening the already prevalent discount precedent is the demand for discount on metal...
In an exclusive conversation with The Retail Jeweller, Nisha Choksey, Chief jewellery designer, Shobha Shringar Jewellers speaks about the current market scenario in the industry Thanks...
AGRA: Covid brought in a lot of changes in the way we normally operate. The need for fresh ideas to operate became irreversible during the lockdown,...
We work with some of the best vendors in our region who gives us new designs every 2-3 days. Our customers know that our designs change...
Indranil Roy Choudhary Owner, MP Jewellers, Kolkata The Indian gems and jewellery market has always seen a good demand and subsequently, good growth. However, the last...
For an industry that is huge and an important player in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), there is not enough being done to promote it....
Meenu Paul, Proprietor, Le Khanna Jewellers, Ludhiana shares the other side of him. Read more to find out what he likes to eat, what is his...
Peeyush Prakash, Director, Alankar Jewellers, Meerut shares the other side of him. Read more to find out what he likes to eat, what is his favourite...
The Retail Jeweller touches the light side of Dev Shetty, President, and CEO, Fura Gems, which is indeed fun to read. –Manoj Chakraborty The political leader...
The Retail Jeweller touches the light side of a hard-working jeweller, Arpit Goyal, Owner, Ambrus Jewels, which is indeed fun to read. –Manoj Chakraborty The political...
The vital thing in problem-solving is finding the right kind of people/experts who can help solve them and that’s where The Retail Jeweller can help. Take...
If you can’t sell it in Dubai, you won’t be able to sell it anywhere. This popular axiom that everybody in trade circles comes across captures...
“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort...
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