Culture has a complex mechanism and the society needs to evolve its understanding to agree with the dynamism of culture. Take Tamil Nadu for instance, the...
Focussed Bridal purchase for fear of third wave Not inventory gaps, fill in design gaps with unique innovations Buying should factor sales growth or de-growth Check...
The combination of choker and a haaram in contrasting shapes Long and heavy bridal necklaces as opposed to round necklaces Classic heirloom bridal pieces Lightweight designs...
High value Polki bridal is still in demand Kundan billor jewellery in demand for budget-designs Open set polkis are gaining popularity Precious gemstones infused chokers below...
If you are excited about visiting a trade show after a long period, it becomes important for you to adhere to basic rules of post-covid sourcing....
Public gathering is a given risky business today, and conducting a buyer-seller meet accommodating jewellers across the country is perhaps too tough a call not to...
Jewellers Association Show has been creating a niche of its own in Indian jewellery buyer-seller meets solely on the appeal of unique artistry. Although it has...
Indore-based Ratlam Abhushan Pvt Ltd is getting an overwhelming response from the customers after its stores reopened post-lockdown in Madhya Pradesh. Wedding dates locked in June...
Dealers offered discounts of up to $12 an ounce over official domestic prices, inclusive of 10.75% import and 3% sales levies.
Prince Jewellery is providing free food to almost 100 poor people on daily basis since May.
Even as several migrant workers have left Gujarat’s Surat city due to the COVID-19 surge and anticipation of a lockdown, people associated with the diamond industry...
MUMBAI: The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to allow the opening of jewellery retail stores in...
VK Kamath Committee recommendations for OTR of Gems and Jewellery sector detrimental for Gold (Metal) Loan borrowers observes India’s Apex association for bullion and jewellery Mumbai,...
Post pandemic and with the sudden rise in gold prices, it made the diamond industry boom. Many diamond merchants and retailers who were in Goa recently...
Kamal Rastogi, partner, Kamal Jewellers, Dehradun has ditched the popular notion of profit in the jewellery business, and gone out on a limb to care for...
With Covid-19 making its presence known everywhere, all sectors have been hit. The bridal market has suffered gravely because the festivities have been cut down to...
Indian gold buyers sidelined for most of the past year due to surging costs are now snapping up bullion as a drop in prices unleashes pent...
Ahmedabad: Gold price in Ahmedabad market plunged to an eight-month low at Rs 48,500 per 10 grams on Wednesday. The price of the yellow metal price...
Jewellery manufacturer and retailer PC Jeweller on Friday reported a surge in consolidated profit after tax at Rs 129.64 crore during the quarter ended December. PC Jeweller PAT stood...
Diamond jewellery demand will recover to pre-pandemic levels between 2022 and 2024, with China leading the way, a report commissioned by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected an impressive 11.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021, making the country the only major economy of...
While no festival is complete without the signature Tanishq collection, we were thinking things may be a little different this year because a pandemic has struck...
A research on Lab grown diamonds to break away from the conventional diamonds are slowly taking over the precious-stone landscape, If the lab grown diamond is...
Manoj Chakraborty If the pandemic wreaked havoc across continents, impacting every life, women got the raw deal again. Now that their work life is taking up...
The coronavirus pandemic and the disruption in the supply chain dimmed the glitter of the world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat. However, Christmas...
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...
Mumbai – Dec. 15, 2020 – GIA India organised the Knowledge Webinar ‘November Birthstones: Topaz and Citrine’ for members of the gem and jewellery trade across India....
Mumbai: Even as there was a complete shutdown of business in June quarter due to COVID-19 related disruptions, diamond jewellery witnessed sharp recovery from October onwards and the industry is expected to...
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 idea of weddings was recently tweaked a little for the Indians. The gathering has shrunk to immediate relatives and close friends, week-long festivities are now...
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....
2020 has been a year like none other! And all the challenges of it, put love to the test. While for some, being locked in...
Shares of Titan Company Ltd jumped 4.5% on Wednesday on NSE after the company’s September quarter update indicated performance has been better than expected. Titan said...
While no festival is complete without the signature Tanishq collection, we were thinking things may be a little different this year because a pandemic has struck...
Surat: Even as the demand for polished diamonds has improved in the international market ahead of Christmas season, it has failed to bring cheer among the...
The pandemic-induced lockdown dragged down Q2 demand , but with restrictions easing steadily since then and many weddings deferred to the fourth quarter, jewellery demand is...
October 15 (ANI): Prices of polished diamonds, especially those below 30 cents and one carat have risen by 10-25 per cent, according to diamond traders in Surat....
Mia by Tanishq, one of India’s most fashionable jewellery brands launched a new campaign as a toast to the light inside every woman – featuring its...
Chandraprakash Siroya of Siroya Jewellers is looking forward to the focused attention that the virtual format of the IIJS will bring. What do you feel about...
Deepa Agarwal of Sona Chandi Jewellers thinks that the losses suffered during the lockdown will be covered in the next six months. What are your views...
Peeyush Prakash of Alankar Jewelarts Pvt Ltd will be looking at jewellery for the bridal season at the IIJS What are your thoughts about the virtual...
Platinum Guild India has launched its new initiative – Season of Hope. This unique retail initiative on platinum jewellery pans out across 1200 stores in India...
JK Prasad of JKS Jewels Pvt Ltd is looking forward to learning more about online sales from the IIJS Virtual. He thinks business is going to...
Mahendra Tayal of Anmol Jewellers thinks everyone should be positive with their stock at the IIJS. The industry is recovering, and he wants everyone to stay...
By Suneeta Kaul The month of Adhik Maas, which is added to the Hindu calendar once every three years or so, and which falls between September...
Yasir Sultan, director of Sultan in Chennai, has his eye on the upcoming festive and wedding seasons to make up for the lost business. Stay positive,...
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...
Raghava Rastogi of Jugal Kishore Jewellers says that one should not try new products just for the sake of it. There should be innovation and a...
AHMEDABAD: The imposition of 0.075% tax collection at source (TCS) from October 1, has left jewellers and gold traders staring at severe working capital crunch, amid an already slowed business. According to...
Anil Talwar of Talwarsons Jewellers comes to IIJS for ideas on trends. He feels the virtual version will be as good as the physical one What...
Tawhid Abduallah, chairman of Jawhara Jewellery and Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group in UAE, will attend the IIJS virtual to woo the Indian market, and partake...
Mansukh Kothari, director of Vasupati Jewellers, is hoping for a share of the success pie from IIJS Virtual. An 18-year old-timer at the IIJS, he hopes to...
Hardik Shah from BR Designs says that the lockdown had set creative juices flowing, so the IIJS this year will have better designs. He also hopes...
Nitin Agrawal of Meenakshi Jewellers feels that change is the only constant and adaptability is the need of the hour, and IIJS is the best place to get...
Deepak Choksi of CVM thinks preparing ahead is the way to tackle any loss that one may have suffered during the pandemic. The IIJS Virtual, he...
In the backdrop of the upcoming virtual India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC, shares his expectations from the event with Samit Bhatta of...
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...
On August 7, gold touched a price of $2,074/ounce in international markets and Rs 56,254/10 gm. The geopolitical uncertainty between the US and China means an...
The economic impact of Covid 19 outbreak is progressing from a supply shock, to a demand shock as incomes and jobs shrink according to a survey...
By Suneeta Kaul The COVID-19 pandemic, which devastated the economy and disrupted almost all sectors, literally took the shine out of India’s $ 24-billion diamond industry....
AHMEDABAD: In a boost to jewellery sales ahead of the festive season, gold prices declined sharply by Rs 1,000 per 10g over the past two days....
Illegal shipments of gold to India are estimated to have slowed to a trickle of about 2 tons a month, and may total about 25 tons...
KOLKATA: The pandemic has not deterred big retail jewellers from adding new space to spruce up their businesses in the current fiscal. Retail jewellers like Tanishq,...
Dubai: UAE’s shoppers are staying away from jewellery stores after gold prices touched record highs – but that doesn’t mean these retailers are losing a lot...
The most influential man in the world of diamonds, interviewed at Voice about the future of Made in Italy Luxury, emphasizes “We are not the Luxury...
PUNE: Marking the 106th Birth Anniversary of PNG Jewellers patriarch Late Shri Daji Kaka Gadgil, PNG Jewellers launched the ‘My PNG at My Home’ service across all store...
The steadfast diligence and entrepreneurial spirit of Surat diamond manufacturers shines through even in the times of the pandemic. Mumbai 10th Sept. 2020: Surat, the world’s...
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,...
Friday, 11th September, will see the inauguration of the new exhibition dedicated to architects and designers from Vicenza who have included jewellery in their projects. “Designed...
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...
India’s diamond exporters are growing wary of the Chinese market owing to the rising tension between the two countries over the border issue and the move...
KOLKATA: After months of depressed sales due to the lockdown, India’s gold jewellery trade is showing early signs of recovery, with the metal’s restocking reducing the...
Aditi Amin was an investment banker in the US before she returned to India and started her fashion jewellery startup, By Aditi Amin in 2012. Aditi...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of the Centre’s alleged inaction and asked it to clarify its stand within a week on the...
We are living in unprecedented times, and the last few months have been a test for all of us. The Covid-19 lockdown brought businesses to a complete halt,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
“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...
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...
The stand-off between India and China has brought to the fore a shrill cry to reduce India’s trade dependency with its more prosperous Asian neighbour, but...
The demand for gold jewellery has picked up in the country, to the surprise of even the industry. Even as the COVID-19-linked turmoil is going on, gold jewellerry...
We have seen a substantial jump in ETFs in the last few weeks, says PR Somasundaram Gold continues to shine bright and clearly that risk aversion,...
India’s gold imports plunged 86% year-on-year in June due to record high prices and as international air travel was banned and many jewellery shops closed amid a...
Written by Praveer Sinha Lockdown or no lockdown, brands across industries have shown that there no dearth in creativity when it comes to reaching out to...
Surat, the world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing center, is getting back to business with “a new protocol to fight the spread of COVID-19”, according to Rough &...
BSE, Asia’s oldest exchange and the world’s fastest exchange with the speed of 6 microseconds executed maiden delivery of Gold mini on ‘Options in Goods’ framework....
The world renowned and India’s largest jewellery trade show, the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Premiere, has been rescheduled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Gem...
Surat: Shaken by the sudden spike in the Covid-19 cases among its workforce, the majority of the big diamond units in Katargam zone of Surat city...
