3 Indian brands among top 50 luxury goods companies

Three Indian companies — Gitanjali Gems, Titan and PC Jeweller — have been named on the list of top 50 luxury goods firms globally, topped by Louis Vuitton.

Gitanjali Gems was placed at 30th rank, followed by Titan Company (31st) and PC Jeweller (44th) in the fourth annual Global Powers of Luxury Goods report.

Among the top 10 companies globally, three are conglomerates in multiple sectors of the luxury good market.

The top three are LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SA (Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Emilio Pucci, DonnaKaran, TAGHeuer), Compaigne Financiere Richemont SA (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, Chloe), and The Estee Lauder Companies Inc (Estee Lauder, MAC, Aramis, Clinique, Aveda, Jo Malone).

On the economic outlook of the luxury market in India and potential impact on brands, a Deloitte India spokesperson said: “A rapidly rising urban middle class, with increasing disposable income, is expected to drive sales of luxury goods. The demand for these is expected to remain strong, and India remains the bright spot among Asian and Bric countries, despite the tax on luxury goods.” Emerging consumer markets continue to drive luxury market growth.

In China, Russia and the United Arab Emirates, categorised as emerging luxury markets, 70 per cent of consumers claimed to have increased their spending in the past five years as compared to 53 per cent in the more mature markets (European Union, US and Japan).

The report noted the world’s 100 largest luxury goods companies generated sales of $212 billion in 2014-15.

The average luxury goods annual sales for a top 100 company stood at $2.1 billion.

The fourth annual Global Powers of Luxury Goods report, titled ‘The New Luxury Consumer’, examines and lists the 100 largest luxury goods companies globally, based on publicly available data for consolidated sales of luxury goods in 2014 -2015.