Images Retail - April 2024

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Showcasing the Gems of Jewellery Retail in India Gold prices have reached a historic high, surging about 17% in the last two months to touch `72,700 per 10 grams. And while this has dampened the demand leading to lacklustre footfall in stores, the industry has grown in value terms in the last year. Credit agency ICRA expects the domestic jewellery retail industry to grow at 10-12% year-onyear in the financial FY2024 on the back of elevated gold prices. This was higher than the earlier estimates of 8-10% growth.
However, jewellery retail in India continues to be dominated by unorganised players with organised players constituting a little more than a third of the market. Having said that, while the organised players are fewer in number in comparison to their organised counterparts, they are making up for in terms of innovations in designs and experience they offer with omnichannel retail, tech-driven features like virtual try-ons and loyalty benefits.
In this issue, we showcase the gems of organised jewellery retail in India—beginning with M P Ahammed of Malabar Gold & Diamonds who embellishes t