GJEPC Appoints Ruchita Sharma as Executive Director, Marketing & Publicity
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has appointed Ruchita Sharma as Executive Director, Promotions, Marketing & Business Development.
Ruchita comes to the GJEPC from Swarovski, where she led the Marketing, Operations...
REVEALED: Challenges retailers and suppliers face in the bridal jewellery market
Despite bridal returning to a position of being the bread and butter product category for many jewellery retailers, it does not come without its challenges.
In fact, there are challenges both retailers and suppliers are...
GFMS: India’s Gold Imports Register 67% Year-on-Year Rise, Reach 855 Tonnes in 2017
India imported an estimated 855 tonnes of gold during 2017 marking a 67% increase over last year, according to provisional data from precious metals consultancy GFMS Thomson Reuters. Media reports said that the consultancy...
National retailers drive digital growth for Adore Jewellery
Swarovski Group-owned brand Adore Jewellery has grown its digital presence in partnership with two of the UK’s largest multiple retailers.
Since launching in AW16, Adore has been going from strength to strength. Most recently, the...
Pandora’s Brand Relaunch Sees its Largest Investment in Marketing to Date
Pandora, which has been in the process of transforming itself for some time now, recently unveiled its new visual identity, store design, products, and collaborations. In the offing are also new celebrity endorsements; as...
IIDGR to verify diamonds traded in SDiX
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), part of De Beers Group, is providing diamond verification services to Singapore Diamond Mint Co’s (SDM) new investment-grade diamond product, Diamond BullionTM.
IIDGR will use its...
$13 Diamond Ring Sells for $850K
Sotheby’s is calling the ring the “Tenner” diamond, a reference to the price paid for it at a car-boot sale decades ago--10 British pounds, which is about $13.
London--The owner of a diamond ring long...
Hallmarking dips in June as all metals suffer
Assay Office Birmingham has compiled the hallmarking figures for Q2 2019, highlighting a 0.6% decrease in the number of items assayed compared to the same period last year.
In total 1,924,003 items were hallmarked, with...
Thailand and India Cooperate to Revive Gems & Jewelry Industry
Mumbai June 26, 2020 - The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) organized a webinar to discuss the potential business opportunity between India’s and Thailand’s jewelry industry in post-COVID-19, as well as to promote...
IIGJ Jaipur Conducts First Convocation, 19 Students Awarded Degrees
The Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery (IIGJ) Jaipur celebrated its first convocation on 26th July, with 19 students from the inaugural batch receiving their degrees. The ceremony was graced by the presence of...
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