Kalyan Jewellers India is one of the largest jewellery companies in India. It started its jewellery business in 1993 with a single showroom in Thrissur, Kerala. It has since expanded to become a pan-India jewellery company. The company endeavours to cater to its customers’ unique preferences, which often vary significantly by geography and micro market, through its local market expertise and region-specific marketing strategy and advertising campaigns. The company’s grassroots ‘My Kalyan’ customer outreach and service centre network is another key element of its hyperlocal strategy which enables it to be a neighbourhood jeweller and is focused on marketing and customer engagement across urban, semi-urban and rural areas in India. The company is led by a management team with extensive experience in the jewellery and retail industries and with a proven track record of performance.
Business area of the company
The company is one of the leading jewellery chains in India headquartered in the city of Thrissur in Kerala. The Company operates through a chain of retail show rooms located across India. The company also has operations in Middle East, United states of America (USA) and United Kingdom (UK) through wholly owned subsidiaries and stepdown subsidiaries. The company designs, manufactures and sells a wide range of gold, studded and other jewellery products across various price points ranging from jewellery for special occasions, such as weddings, which is its highest-selling product category, to daily-wear jewellery.
Brands of the company
- Mudhra
- Nimah
- Anokhi
- Rang
- Tejasvi
- Ziah
- Laya
- Glo
- Candere
- Vedha
- Apoorva
- Hera
Awards and accolades
- 2012: TV campaign of the year by Retail Jeweller India
- 2012: Consumer quality for purity award by Kerala State Consumer Association
- 2012: Multiple retailer of the year by Swarovski Gems
- 2013: Retail jewellers award - Best TV Campaign of the year
- 2014: Indian retail award by Kerala Samajam Erode
- 2014: ET emerging retailer of the year award- Retail Franchise India
- 2015: Emerging Kerala award for the most influential brand of the year by DC Books and DC Media.
- 2018: Kalyan Jewellers Bags Lifestyle Brand of the Year Award At India-UAE Conclave
- 2018: Kalyan Jewellers honoured with Hurun Industry Achievement Award 2018 in Jewellery category.
- 2019: Kalyan Jewellers recognized among Top 100 Luxury Brands globally by Deloitte.
- 2020: Kalyan Jewellers wins the prestigious Superbrands 2019-20 title as India’s most preferred jewellery brand.
- 2021: Kalyan Jewellers recognized among Top 500 companies by Fortune India.
- 2022: Kalyan Jewellers receives ‘Best Social Media Campaign’ Award at the Retail Jeweller India Awards.
Major events and milestones
1993: Opened its first showroom under the brand ‘Kalyan Jewellers’ in Thrissur, Kerala.
2004: Opened its first showroom outside Kerala, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
2010: Launched ‘My Kalyan’ customer outreach initiative.
2010: Entered Telangana and Karnataka markets.
2012: Opened its first showroom outside South India in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
2013: Entered West India (Maharashtra) and Middle East markets.
2014: Highdell, belonging to the Warburg Pincus group, a global private equity firm, first invested in the company.
2014: Entered North India (Delhi) market.
2015: Entered Chennai, Tamil Nadu and East India (Orissa) markets. 2016: Entered West Bengal and Rajasthan markets.
2016: Launched the Kalyan Matrimony (formerly known as Sanskriti Matrimony) website.
2017: Highdell, belonging to the Warburg Pincus group, a global private equity firm, made an incremental investment in the company.
2017: Purchased a stake in Enovate Lifestyles Private Limited and its online platform at www.candere.com.
2018: Entered North Eastern (Assam), Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand markets.
2019: Entered Bihar market.
2020: As of December 31, 2020, 107 showrooms in India and 30 showrooms in the Middle East.
- 2021: Lead the company’s IPO; listed on NSE and BSE as Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd.
- 2022: Launched first FOCO franchise showroom in Aurangabad; appointed Vinod Rai as Independent Chairman.
- 2024: Operating 253 showrooms across India and the Middle East as of March 31, 2024.
- 2025: 278 Kalyan showrooms (152 FOCO), 73 Candere showrooms (37 FOCO), 36 showrooms in the Middle East (4 FOCO) and opened 1st showroom in the USA.