The gem and jewellery industry has sought reduction in customs duty on gold to four per cent, withdrawal of tax collected at source (TCS), cut in import duty on polished precious and...
By Manoj Chakraborty With five showrooms across Maharashtra and a staff strength of 350, Karan Kothari Jewellers is looking at an upward graph. With innovative inventory...
The recent announcement of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, allowing export of jewellery using courier services, is all set to give a fillip...
Piyush Soni, director of Kolkata’s Manikchand Jewellers and Sons tells us why he poured out his passion in his book, ‘Know Your Diamonds’. Manoj Chakraborty There...
With the Union Finance Ministry bringing transactions in gold jewellery under the preview of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Enforcement Directorate (ED), while stepping...
Kochi: The Centre has tightened its grip in the jewellery industry including the transactions of gold ornaments. The entire jewellery industry in the country has been...
The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the national apex body of the gems and jewellery industry has appointed Mr. Ashish Pethe as Chairman and Mr. Saiyam Mehra as its Vice Chairman for a period of two years. The list of other newly...
Kashi Jewellers has added yet another ‘Kohinoor’ to its crown by becoming the best retailer showroom of the country on the basis of its faith, honesty...
The suggestions of gems and jewellery industry related to duties and taxes are under consideration of the Finance Ministry, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.Gems...
7th December, Mumbai: The Gem and Jewellery sector have shown signs of green shoots of exports after a long pandemic struggle of over 8 months. The...
Several government measures, including the extension of time limit for export credit available on the gold loan, on interest subvention, extension of moratorium on interest and...
How do you see the market from Navratri onwards? The market is picking up very well and it is like adding on more and more customers....
With digital fast becoming the new normal, GJSCI ramps up the transformation of the gem and jewellery industry by employing weapons in the form of artificial...
With rapid thrust in the digitisation of the sector, the CII brought in delegates and industry leaders to connect with the government in its discussion over...
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....
A more than a century old global conglomerate was bestowed upon with Industry Innovation of the year – Technology and Outstanding Enterprise of the Year –...
By Suneeta Kaul When it comes to retailing gold, there are many big names to take inspiration from, but not many retailers in India devote themselves...
Mohit Anand of Harsahaimal Shiamal Jewellers feels marketing and good stocks will be the key to making up for most of the lost business What do...
The proprietors of Sanghi Jewellers in Hyderabad are quite upbeat about the virtual format of the IIJS. Why? They are all about breaking barriers and doing...
Aayod Jain of Trident Corporation is banking on his mangalsutras to do the trick at the IIJS Virtual this year What do you think about the...
Binaisha Zaveri, director of TBZ The Original in Mumbai, thinks that the jewellery industry is a resilient one and will be back on its feet in...
Want to make Maharashtra world’s largest trading center for diamonds and jewellery: Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra at IIJS Virtual Inauguration The gem and jewellery...
Abhishek Raniwala of Raniwalla 1881 has been looking at trends in the fashion industry to correlate them with his jewellery What are your thoughts on the...
Praveen Agarwal, partner at Geeta Shyam Jewellers, Jaipur is psyched about the virtual format of the IIJS, feels it will give him a wider platform and...
Khushboo Ranawat and Novil Ranawat from Swarnshilp talk about the virtual future that lies ahead for the sector, and how IIJS will contribute the most towards...
Karan Garodia and Nidhi Garodia of Sanskriti Jewels want everyone in the sector to get together with renewed energy for business to come back on track...
A die-hard believer in the resilience of the gem and jewellery industry and aware of the sudden lacuna in trade facilitation by exhibitions, Shailesh Sangani, convener...
The digital revolution has finally hit the jewellery sector and the transition has not been easy for many. While most of us are grappling for solutions,...
30th September 2020: Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha and Mrs. Poonam Jha of Kamakhya Jewels were honoured with the prestigious and most coveted Economic Times – ET...
While Mumbai-based jewellers are mooting on better working conditions for karigars, Kozhikode-based group’s chief pitches for uniform gold pricing across the country. Kolkata: At this time...
Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, the apex body of gem & jewellery trade in India, in its endeavour to boost exports from India , is...
Colin Shah, Chairman, Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, asserts that while MSMEs in the sector are benefiting from the redefinition and Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme,...
“VOICE will be one big showroom where supply chain companies can present their new collections, latest design trends and most contemporary processing innovations.” As the global...
by Suneeta Kaul Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan recently announced that the deadline for mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts would be extended by...
GJEPC Chairman is seeing “multiple reasons to be optimistic about the holiday season ahead” In an interview with Rough & Polished, Colin Shah, Chairman of The...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gold prices on Monday jumped to Rs 48,948 from Rs 48,888 per 10 gram, while silver prices edged marginally lower to trade at Rs 51,740 from...
From 12th to 14th September, many excellences from the entire supply chain, all the Italian districts and from abroad at Vicenza Expo Centre. New products to...
Covid-19 has changed the way we look at things. Not only has the global pandemic affected our lives in unimaginable ways, but also impacted our habits...
When Kenneth Monahan, a financial analyst in New York, got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend on a Delaware beach at dawn earlier...
Shenzhen’s multi-brand jeweller Ideal has transformed its 18-year-old traditional business model to a New Retail business virtually overnight in light of the coronavirus crisis. The retailer...
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...
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 price started the week on negative foot after reports from India that the country’s imports contracted for the fifth straight month in a row, falling...
The import of the yellow metal stood at USD 3.97 billion in April 2019, according to the commerce ministry’s data. India’s gold imports contracted for the...
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 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...
This Mother’s Day, Kalyan Jewellers celebrates the eternal bond of love that a mother shares with her children with its all new digital campaign. As part...
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...
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...
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...
Gold imports, which have a bearing on the country’s current account deficit (CAD), fell 14.23 per cent to $ 28.2 billion during 2019-20, according to commerce...
With COVID-19 cases increasing with each passing day, markets across all the sectors have been affected because of this pandemic. India’s jewellery industry has also been...
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...
Training employees, particularly sales staff, and motivating them to put their best foot forward has become an essential practice in the corporate world, more so in...
It’s a success story that can inspire many. It’s a story of how thinking big and dreaming big can make you big in life, with proper...
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...
Hello my friends from the jewellery industry… Hope you are all at home & safe! As India also goes down under a complete lockdown from today,...
With the gems and jewellery sector getting organised day by day, many companies felt the need to list their companies in the stock exchange to give...
PN Gadgil & Sons Ltd (known as PNG Sons) is a leading jewellery brand with a legacy going back to more than 186 years. The company...
Renowned jewellery designer Gitanjali Sahijwaala, in a candid conversation with The Retail Jeweller, shares his journey in the jewellery industry and her future plans. –Manoj Chakraborty...
Ground-breaking ceremony of Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Bow Bazar in Kolkata was held today in the presence of Smt. Rupa Dutta (Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce & Industry,...
Playing with unique colour stones like tanzanite, yellow opals, quartz, Russian emerald is one of her forte to make sure that the creation becomes one-of-a-kind beauty....
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...
E-commerce is a huge platform which is growing at an unprecedented rate all over the world. People from every age whether they are children, millennials or...
Anil Kumar Pendyala, Owner, Saashri Jewellers, Vizag shares his opinion on the unique problem the kundan jewellery industry is facing, the calculation of the amount of...
New Delhi: Union Budget 20-21 is likely to cut the import duty on gold from the current 12.5 per cent with a view to push exports of jewellery...
Jewellers can sell only hallmarked jewellery and artefacts made of 14, 18 and 22 carat gold from January 15, 2021 and violation of this will attract...
The commerce ministry has sought a reduction in the import duty on gold in the forthcoming budget with a view to pushing exports and manufacturing of...
Retail Jeweller find outs why Gold deposit schemes are becoming ever more important for the jewellery industry even as several reports of retailers scamming consumers for...
Jaipur: A number of products, services and experiences, exploded in the past 10 years, are chasing us people the time reducing whatever monopoly jewellery had on...
The Rs 475,000-crore jewellery industry in the country is planning to introduce a model ‘code of conduct’ to bring back trust and confidence of consumers, lenders and policy...
‘Higher export credit limit is a positive’ The GST rate reduction and corporate tax rate cuts will enhance ease of doing business, boost exports and make...
India is the largest importer of gold, which mainly caters to the demand of the jewellery industry. India’s gold imports which have a bearing on the...
Mumbai, 8th August 2019: On the evening of August 8, 2019, global solitaire jewellery brand Divine Solitaires and eJOHRI, India’s first online jewellery marketplace, together hosted...
Mumbai, 12th July 2019: Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group, opens its exclusive boutique in Hyderabad for the first time ever. Housed at...
The government plans to promote common facility centres to support gems and jewellery industry. “The government is serious about the gems and jewellery industry and wants...
INDIA DESIGN GALLERY TO FEATURE EXQUISITE JEWELLERY FROM INDIA 31 May, 2019 – The leading jewellery event in NorthAmerica, JCK Las Vegas will witness India Pavilion...
Increase in gold imports pushed the country’s trade deficit to a five-month high. Gold imports increased 54 per cent to USD 3.97 billion in April, widening...
Taking risks in business is one thing but surely the jewellers know what they are getting into since they are fully aware of the norms and...
The country’s gold imports dipped about 5.5 per cent in value terms to USD 29.5 billion during April-February 2018-19, which is expected to keep a lid...
A pan-India association of jewellers has requested to the Delhi’s chief electoral officer (CEO) to ensure ease of movement of gold and other precious metals across...
Sale of gem and jewellery is likely to drop 10-15 per cent in the current financial year due to Goods and Services Tax (GST), high gold...
The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) will be launching a pan-Gujarat campaign starting from February 15 to attract young talent from various educational institutions to create more...
The brand in order to capitalize on the festive season is offering deals available across all Tanishq stores in West...
In addition to the new campaigns, Lightbox has introduced two new jewellery collections: “Reminiscence” and “City Lights” Mumbai: Lightbox, the...
The puja-themed video comprises all the quintessential elements of the festival and highlights four distinct jewellery styles portrayed by each...
The brand’s social media page prominently showcases a variety of reels and shots from the music video, capturing the essence...
The Gold Jewellery Mela campaign, like in its previous editions, attracted primarily bridal jewellery consumers, with about 70% of the...
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