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India’s second-largest jewellery chain by market share, Kalyan Jewellers, which raised 1,175 crore rupees ($160.83 million) through an initial public offering (IPO) a fortnight ago, has announced it will increase its retail footprint by 13 percent in the first quarter of this year by adding 14 new showrooms, according to a Business Today report.
Kalyan Jewellers currently has 107 showrooms in India and 30 in the Middle East. With the addition of these new outlets, the company will have 151 locations. The focus is scaling up its operations in first tier cities, such as Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, but mid-size showrooms in second and third tier cities will also form part of the new retail mix, the company said.
Reliance plans to open top-end luxury mall in Mumbai with LVMH and Kering brands set to open stores, marking retail expansion for brands in India.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features South African clothing retailer Woolworths, Bahraini asset manager Investcorp and Indonesia’s threats to curb TikTok Shop.
Reliance Industries and Tata Group have launched multi-brand beauty retailers Tira and Tata Cliq Palette respectively in a challenge to incumbents like Nykaa, Purplle and Sephora.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also reveals the succession plan for an Indian retail billionaire, Kenya’s strategy to revitalise its textile industry and forced labour in Turkmenistan’s cotton harvest.