Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki

The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...

14 october 2024

James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...

07 october 2024

Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products

Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...

30 september 2024

Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices

The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...

23 september 2024

Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets

Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.

16 september 2024

CaratLane launches its 250th store in its 100th city

13 november 2023

CaratLane, India’s leading omnichannel jeweller, has added yet another milestone with the launch of its 250th store in the 100th city, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The new CaratLane store, sprawling over 2,000 square feet, will captivate shoppers with its wide array of fine jewellery offerings.

With this launch, the brand has also launched stores in Udaipur, Pratap Nagar Nagpur, Kalapahar Guwahati and cemented their spot as one of the leading omnichannel jewellery brands in 100 cities across India, spanning across a massive 350,000 square feet in retail.

The store hosts an impressive inventory of over 1100 designs including jewellery for kids and men. CaratLane is actively focused on expanding its kids jewellery category through various IPs, the most popular being Harry Potter x CaratLane.

Additionally the brand offers instant engraving, ear piercing, ready inventory of higher ring sizes and personalised gifting services to all its customers, creating a delightful shopping experience.

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough & Polished