Digital initiatives created by suppliers during the pandemic to support retailer sell-through have greatly increased the industry’s chances of bouncing back from the challenges it currently faces, according to buying group Houlden. Chief executive Helen Haddow said it was clear that the crisis had “accelerated” the positive influence of technology on an industry that pre-pandemic […]

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The GJEPC representation, led by Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC, met Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 26th August, in New Delhi, to raise concerns and implications arising on the diamond segment due to expansion of Scope of Equalisation Levy (EL). In a relief to the industry, the Finance Minister clarified that the e-trade of rough […]

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