Caratlane

From its auspicious slant to becoming a fashion statement, the significance of jewellery has evolved with time. Veteran luxury retail and lifestyle professional and independent consultant Anil Prabhakar sketches out the history of jewellery in India and shares his...

Jewellery portal CaratLane is planning to add 30 more retail stores and also eyeing to double its business turnover in the current fiscal. "We expect growth to be well ahead of the industry average this year. We are looking at...

Experts have long believed that 2016-17 will witness a large number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the startup industry - a supposition that was corroborated with the merger of Goibibo with MakeMyTrip. Indeed, the corporate appetite for M&A has...

Increase in urbanization, rise of nuclear families, growing affluence levels, increasing aspirations and a preference for branded products, the last few years saw the stars aligning for the retail industry in the country. However, we also saw it develop...

Experts have long believed that 2016-17 will witness a large number of mergers and acquisitions in the startup industry and the recent merger of Goibibo with Make My Trip has only corroborated this supposition. Indeed, the corporate appetite for mergers and acquisitions has increased...

With Indians spending a fortune on buying gold and diamond, especially during Dhanteras, Dusshera, and Diwali, which is then followed by the  wedding season in November, online jewellers are upbeat about festive sales. This despite rising gold prices this year as compared...

Earlier this month, Ratan Tata-backed online furniture retailer Urban Ladder sought approval from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to open offline stores across India. Urban Ladder follows Flipkart-owned fashion retailer Myntra's  model, who in July this year...

Fashion Forward Fashion in one of the fastest growing sectors in India and it's no surprise then that it has been generating a lot of investor interest over the last few years. 2015 was a great year for Indian fashion businesses as...

Titan Company has said the all-cash acquisition of online jewellery portal Caratlane would be concluded within a month's time. According to a report in PTI: "Currently, valuation exercise is on. We hope to conclude the transaction in a month's time....

Titan Co Ltd, has acquired majority stake in Chennai-based online jewellery store Carat Lane Trading Pvt Ltd for an undisclosed amount, subject to due diligence. The transaction is expected to close by the middle of June, Titan said in a BSE...