Gold imports by India slumped by about 99 per cent for a second straight month in May, disrupted by lockdown. Inbound shipments fell to 1.3 tonnes...
Asia’s largest jewellery and bullion hub, Zaveri Bazaar, bore a deserted look on Day 2, as stores remained shut due to paucity of staff, many who...
Kolkata: The unrest in the major cities of the United States over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody has sparked concerns among...
The brand recently opened its 3,300 sq.ft. store at Vittal Mallya Road in Bengaluru, taking the total outlet count to 4. According to Chawla, the company...
Bengaluru: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, which has re-opened its showrooms in Karnataka in line with the COVID-19 protocols, is offering an opportunity to the customers to sell their...
The StayInTouch programme to help retailers showcase their inventory The gem and jewellery industry always preferred offline sales. However, Covid-19 has disrupted this practice and has...
On Friday afternoon, Surat Municipal Commissioner B N Pani had restructured 83 clustered zones. Several textile trading markets falls in Limbayat zone area which has the...
India is a uniquely diverse nation where people of all kinds ‘rich, poor, educated, uneducated, theist, atheists’ everyone lives in harmony and come crisis, this peculiarity...
Swiss exports of gold to the United States leapt to 111.7 tonnes in April — by far the biggest monthly total on record — while shipments...
Pune based, heritage jewellery brand, PNG Jewellers re-opened their stores on the 21st of May 2020 on receiving a nod from the authorities. Most of their...
Gold and silver were trading flat with negative bias on Wednesday as worries about US-China spat, weak GDP print and rising coronavirus count were offset by...
Retail Jeweller Market speaks to a cross-section of jewellers to get an overview of the impact of the lockdown on the industry at present and post...
Gold prices gained on Friday as escalation of hostilities between the US and China forced investors to seek refuge in the safe haven counter. A sharp...
Being the world’s largest diamond processing hub, India imports around 95 per cent of rough diamond mined globally for processing in local units After nearly two...
Jewellers operating in states like Kerala , Maharashtra and Goa, whose governments have eased restrictions in certain areas , said Most customers were placing orders rather...
From Asia to the Americas, Platinum Guild International’s 2020 Platinum Jewellery Business Review highlights how business drivers in 2019 will accelerate and lead to recovery in...
After government gave relaxation for opening the industries while taking necessary precautions during the fourth phase of lockdown, the diamond industry in the city opened on...
In an interaction with BestMediaInfo.com, Singh, Managing Director, India, Diamond Producers Association, says consumer needs and ways of making a purchase decision are going to change...
The impact on overall fine gold consumption has been acute with there being almost no real demand for fresh gold from this segment. Asia dominates this...
Jewellery shops have only one-third the staff and only masked men are allowed in. That heightens the risk of daylight robbery, and jewellers are jittery. Leading jewellers...
Neither great designs nor attractive offers, in the post-COVID world, customers will pick what is safe for them and pre-empting this, the jeweller community has introduced...
Around 74 per cent of consumers in India will prefer carrying out payments through the digital medium in the next six to nine months, according to...
The value of gold in India is estimated to be 40 percent of the nominal GDP. Monetising 10 percent of this will ensure a liquidity of...
Retail sales of jewellery collapsed as gold retailers downed shutters across the country to comply with the lockdown norms. The shutdown came as a tipping point...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Rimini (Italy), 13th May 2020 – Holding and taking part in trade shows in Italy in complete safety, in total respect of the rules and healthcare...
KOLKATA: P.C. Chandra Jewellers, one of the leading jewellery houses of eastern India, has reopened its six showrooms across Bengal and Tripura. The company has restarted...
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Monday said it expects Jewellery sales to decline by 25 per cent in 2020-21 (April-March) on account of over 40 days...
After losing business worth over Rs 45,000 crore in a span of 45 days of lockdown, India’s jewellery industry is set to resume operations from next...
Thousands of gems and jewellery exporters in Mumbai took a breath of relief, as the government of Maharashtra today in a landmark decision, allowed designated export...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has allowed shops to open during the lockdown, which has been extended till May 18, for essential commodities and standalone...
Gold eased back on Friday from its highest in nearly two weeks, as investors grew hopeful about economies reopening after COVID-19 lockdowns, but a continued wave...
GJEPC (The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council), the apex body of gems and jewellery industry in the country held a webinar on May 06, 2020...
Nearly 350,000 Bengali gold jewellery karigars or artisans are returning from the jewellery hubs of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka to West Bengal, raising concern over whether they...
The diamond cutting and polishing hub of Surat will lose business to rivals China, Thailand and African countries unless it quickly comes out of the lockdown and resumes...
Gold has been a store of value for thousands of years since the start of human race. It was then a medium of exchange in barter...
The Committee of the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) put out a statement today commending the efforts of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi...
The Customs department has seized just 900 kgs of gold between January and March period, as against more than 1,000 kgs during the year-ago period. And...
“In this crisis, there is a stage of impact to revival. Currently we are in the ”impact stage which we are working towards sustenance. By the...
India’s net Bullion imports contracted 56% year- on -year to 78.4 tonnes in the March quarter of the current year . Jewellery demand in the world’s...
Bharat Diamond Bourse committee commends the effort of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Government, CM Shree Uddhav Thakrey to fight the war against...
Jewellers in Thailand were grappling for cash as people came in large numbers to sell gold, prompting PM Thailand Prayuth Chan-Ocha to tell them to “not...
India’s gold demand crashed 36% year-on-year in the March quarter, far underperforming a 1% rise globally, as the Covid-19 outbreak and sharp rise in prices deterred...
De Beers Group today announced a $200,000 donation across its four producer partner countries of Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa to assist women’s shelters and...
In a move aimed at protecting the interests of diamond processing industry, the apex body of the gem and jewellery industry has put forth a proposal...
High gold prices, economic uncertainties, and a lockdown towards the end of the Jan-Mar quarter saw India’s gold demand fall by 36% on year to 101.9...
Show to support large number of buyers to get back into business by offering a much wider variety of products and increased number of exhibitors through...
Banks’ outstanding loans to the gems and jewellery sector declined 16.8% in February 2020 after growing 2.6% a year ago With the epicentre of the Covid-19...
Covid-19 has ensured that companies innovate in the times of social distancing. To this end, 150-year C Krishniah Chetty Group of Jewellers has unveiled the concept...
The initiative salutes and acknowledges the administration, police personnel and frontline health workers who are working relentlessly to fight the global pandemic. Amritsar: Maliram Jewellers in...
Jewellers have witnessed encouraging customer response on their digital platforms this Akshay Tritiya. Customers have also made token purchases of gold to celebrate this auspicious day on...
As stocks and bonds as investment avenues do not show much hope under current market conditions, gold could be the asset to put your money in....
The countrywide lockdown is showing the jewellers’ community in a warm new light. All the citizenry can see that jewellers, too, are patriots who stand with...
Thanks to the coronavirus-induced global economic uncertainty and the developments surrounding it, the price of gold — the precious metal generally accepted as a safe haven asset and a hedge...
NEW DELHI – The Indian diamond industry, which is already reeling under severe stress since last year, has more hardship in store as demand for luxury...
Mysore/Mysuru: The 812-km run Unique World Record title holder Dr. Boby Chemmanur of Chemmanur Jewellers has donated one helicopter free of cost to the Government to transport COVID-19...
MUMBAI: Gold prices have hit the levels that were prevalent during demonetisation on November 8, when bars, coins and jewellery, among other goods, were purchased at...
MUMBAI: Diamond prices fell in March as the spreading coronavirus led to a dramatic decline in the global economy. Diamond markets are under pressure and facing...
Kolkata-based Senco Gold & Diamonds Group in its continued commitment towards supporting the nation in its fight against COVID-19, has pledged INR 1.5 Crores towards the...
Kalyan Jewellers today announced that it will be supporting the daily wage worker community from the Gems and Jewellery industry, as well as the Film industry,...
Gold and silver leaped higher on Tuesday amid investor rush to safe-haven assets as the coronavirus cases rose over 4,000 in India, making riskier assets like...
The world stands crippled against the deadly Coronavirus and it won’t be wrong that it has impacted various industries across the world. And, the jewellery sector...
Statement by Mr. Pramod Agrawal, Chairman, GJEPC “GJEPC, the apex body of gem and jewellery trade in India has decided to contribute Rs. 21 Crore to...
The gems and jewellery exports are expected to witness a sharp decline in March as well as in the first quarter of the next fiscal due to disruptions...
Jewellery, as an industry is grappling with zero cash flows due to COVID-19 driven lockdown in the country, says Titan Company Ltd. However, the company said...
Kalyan Jewellers has announced that it would set aside Rs 10 crore towards the cause of fighting the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The company will partner with...
One of India’s largest gold jewellery store chain, Kalyan Jewellers March 26 told employees there will be no loss of pay at non-operational showrooms across the...
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, the apex body of the Gem and Jewellery industry in India, has come forward to contribute a Fund of Rs....