New Delhi: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, a leading gold retailer has entered into the Rajasthan market with its first store in Jaipur, Rajasthan, the company said in a media release on Friday. Moreover, it is planning to add 10 more stores in March 2024 to reach the 350 mark globally. Currently, the brand has a…
Representative Image India’s diamond exports to the US have fallen amid a slump in demand following the Federal Reserve’s decision not to cut interest rates, which traders said dampened consumer sentiment. Purchasing power of US consumers remains muted as interest cost stays high, they said, although the holiday season saw a short-lived uptick in sales….
Representative image The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has urged the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council to popularise jewellery exports through e-commerce and to position India as a top supplier, design creator and value-adding hub for gold jewellery. Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of DGFT said, “India stands as one of the largest…
Surging gold prices are prompting some Indians to exchange gold jewellery for new pieces as demand rises during the wedding season in the biggest consumer of the precious metal after China. More Indians are looking to reuse their gold, and the higher prices mean imports will remain pressured in the coming months, said Surendra Mehta,…
Representative image. India’s overall gems and jewellery exports declined by 11.49 per cent to Rs 22,873.19 crore (USD 2,748.01 million) in October, according to the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) data. The gross exports stood at Rs 25,843.84 crore (USD 3,134.85 million) during October 2022, the data showed. Cut and Polished Diamonds (CPD)…
NEW DELHI: Gold demand in India, the world’s second-largest consumer of the yellow metal, rose 10 per cent to 210.2 tonnes during the third quarter of this calendar year, aided by softening of gold prices and festive demand, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). Speaking to PTI, WGC India Regional CEO Somasundaram PR said…
Representative image. Over century-old noted jewellery retailer Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers has forayed into the United States market with the launch of a new store in Dallas, the company said on Wednesday. Over the next three years, the company has planned to strengthen its presence with three more stores in the US and eight in Tamil…
Kolkata: Gold is shining brighter this festive season even as battle rages in Gaza, threatening to spill over West Asian borders. Despite prices of the yellow metal moving up by 5.5% since outbreak of the Israel-Palestine conflict, sales have surged by up to 30% during Dussehra-Navratri from the year earlier, said leading jewellers such as…
Government has made it mandatory for all jewellers to sell only hallmarked gold jewellery from June 16, 2021. Further hallmarking signs have been revised effective from July 1, 2021. Three symbols of hallmarking have been introduced instead of four earlier. The new symbols of hallmarking are – a) BIS hallmark logo, b) Purity/fineness grade (for…
Representative Image New Delhi: Jewellery retailer BlueStone will use the majority of its recently raised funds to expand its footprint across the country, the company’s founder and CEO, Gaurav Singh Kushwaha told ETRetail. The company currently has around 178 stores across the country, as compared to 155 stores at the end of last year. As…
