Indian Gold Book:Indian Gold Book - Gold Bars Worldwide
Indian Gold Book:Indian Gold Book - Gold Bars Worldwide
Indian Gold Book:Indian Gold Book - Gold Bars Worldwide
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
BRANDED JEWELLERY RETAIL CHAINS<br />
Large national chains of branded jewellery retail outlets have emerged since the mid-1990s.<br />
The section covers 5 leading national chains: Tanishq, Carbon, Gili, Inter <strong>Gold</strong> and Oyzterbay. Combined, they retail<br />
through 188 outlets in 49 cities. All have plans to expand.<br />
The chains focus on selling fashionable, lighter weight, studded jewellery as a “fashion accessory” at fixed prices.<br />
Although they account for less than 1% of the jewellery market, they anticipate significant growth as the economy<br />
develops.<br />
MAIN FEATURES<br />
The new chains operate in a way that is different from the thousands of “traditional” retailers.<br />
• Most retail jewellery at fixed prices (not at variable prices reflecting the prevailing gold price).<br />
• Most focus on selling relatively low-price items to urban women for their own personal use or as gifts.<br />
• Most stock K18 jewellery, normally studded with diamonds and other stones, and usually machine-made (not<br />
handmade).<br />
• About 50% of the outlets are small “shops-in-shops” in department stores and shopping centres, or in traditional<br />
jewellery outlets. About 50% are stand-alone stores or small shops.<br />
• Their mark-ups are generally higher. Most will exchange jewellery. Few will buy it back for cash.<br />
• All brand their companies, and the image of their jewellery, nationally.<br />
RETAIL CHAINS<br />
Gili<br />
Established in Mumbai in 1995. Owned by Gitanjali Jewels Ltd. 52 outlets are located in 20 cities. They are almost all<br />
shops-in-shops. Counters are placed in department stores (30%) and in traditional jewellery outlets (70%). Its only “Gili<br />
Shop”, an independent store, is in Cochin. It fabricates all jewellery in-house at its factory in Mumbai. The company is<br />
expanding internationally. There are 8 outlets in Dubai.<br />
Brand name: “Gili - Gitanjali Jewels”.<br />
Tanishq<br />
Established in Bangalore in 1996. Part of Titan Industries, a Tata group enterprise. 54 stores are located in 42 cities.<br />
It plans to open a total of 75 stores. Most fabrication takes place at its factory in Hosur (Tamil Nadu). Tanishq is the largest<br />
branded retail chain. Most of its plain gold jewellery is K22.<br />
Brand name: “Tanishq - Pure Jewellery, Pure Joy”.<br />
Carbon<br />
Established in Bangalore in 1996. Owned by Peakok Jewellery Private Limited. 36 “shops-in-shops” are located in 14 cities.<br />
It is planning to open stores. Most fabrication takes place in-house, mainly in Bangalore.<br />
Brand name: “Carbon - 18K Fashion Accessories”.<br />
Inter <strong>Gold</strong><br />
Established in Mumbai in 1997. 14 outlets are located in 9 cities. It operates three categories of outlet: 7 stores, 4 smaller<br />
shops and 3 “shops-in-shops”. It is planning to open 50 more outlets. It fabricates all jewellery in-house at its factory in<br />
Goa. Most designs are done in-house in collaboration with Hammer & Sohne (Germany). It is associated with India’s largest<br />
exporter of studded precious metal jewellery.<br />
Brand name: “Inter <strong>Gold</strong> - Jewellers to the World”.<br />
Oyzterbay<br />
Established in Bangalore in 2000. 32 outlets are located in 18 cities: 20 stores and smaller shops, and 12 “shops-in-shops”.<br />
Most fabrication to in-house designs takes place in Bangalore, Mumbai and Jaipur.<br />
Brand name: “Oyzterbay - Jewellery for the Living”.<br />
128<br />
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INDIAN GOLD MARKET