Pret by Couture India 2026 brought together top retailers, designers, and manufacturers for a dynamic showcase, blending ready-to-wear brilliance, market insights, and leadership recognition shaping the next growth phase of jewellery.

Prêt by Couture India opened at Grand Hyatt Mumbai with a clear focus on lightweight design, operational discipline, and calibrated growth, reflecting an industry that aligns creativity with commercial precision in evolving retail markets.

ACPL Exports launched TrueSilver on 10 February 2026 in New Delhi, entering India’s domestic D2C silver jewellery market to address growing everyday demand and diversify revenue beyond exports.

Sawansukha Indian Institute of Jewellery organized a student-led sustainable design competition, challenging participants to create jewellery from scrap materials to promote circular thinking and responsible craftsmanship within design education.

Union Budget 2026-27 makes a strong push for MSMEs, with a Rs 10,000-crore SME Growth Fund; besides, it enables faster payments via mandatory TReDS for CPSE purchases. Overall, the Budget emphasizes fiscal prudence, infrastructure creation, and ease of doing business. For a sector navigating global uncertainty, shifting consumer preferences, and rising compliance standards, it is stability that the enabler.

Kushals Fashion Jewellery opened four new stores in Hyderabad on January 28 to expand its Telangana footprint, taking its city total to 17 as part of its retail growth plan.

Ahead of the Union Budget 2026–27, leading jewellery retailers, manufacturers and industry bodies outline expectations on GST, import duties, exports, digital gold regulation, working capital, and policy reforms to strengthen growth.

Vicenzaoro January 2026 attracted global buyers led by the US, UK, India and Germany, reinforcing its role as a key sourcing and technology hub amid volatile metal prices and shifting international trade dynamics.

India’s gem and jewellery exports to the US declined sharply in April–December 2025 amid tariff pressures, while growth in UAE, Hong Kong and FTA markets kept overall exports largely stable.

Jos Alukkas launched its ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ brand campaign on January 10, 2026, featuring Dulquer Salmaan, Keerthy Suresh and Suhasini Maniratnam, reflecting contemporary wedding decision-making and shared celebrations.

Day two of IIJS Bharat Signature 2026 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), NESCO, Goregaon, Mumbai, was marked by the formal inauguration of the venue, and new collection launches focused on lightweight gold jewellery.

PC Totuka & Sons launches Pret Jewels by PC Totuka in 2026, introducing a Navratna-focused jewellery brand aimed at Middle East consumers, extending its offering into a new retail market.

DGFT’s December 1 notification includes Ahmedabad Airport in the hand-carriage system, enabling faster gem and jewellery exports as Customs prepares SOPs following GJEPC’s representation to authorities.

Kalyan Jewellers has opened a new showroom on Leicester’s Golden Mile on December 2 2025, marking its first UK entry and supporting the brand’s ongoing international expansion across key diaspora markets.