Malabar Gold & Diamonds wins ‘Signature Luxury 100 award’
MUSCAT: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the largest retailers globally has won ‘Signature Luxury 100 award’ three times in a row. The award was conferred in the category “Iconic Jewellery Brand of 2018” this year.
In the last two years, Malabar Gold & Diamonds had won the Signature Luxury 100 awards under the categories ‘Striking Jewellery of the Year’ and ‘Haute Jewellery of the Year’ respectively.
The award was handed over by Her Highness Sayyida Dr. Rawan Ahmed Al Said, CEO of Takaful Oman, to Najeeb. K, Regional Head, Oman, Malabar Gold & Diamonds in the presence of Alpana Roy, Executive Vice President, United Media Services
The Luxury 100, a unique initiative that marks the country’s and the region’s only list of iconic luxury products of the year, is a superlative compilation or a consolidated “List of Lists” that embodies the spirit of luxury. Created after months of study and research, the editors of UMS, renowned luxury specialists, lifestyle journalists and a select mix of readers and industry experts weighed in to create this list and each featured product has proven its luxury credentials with its popularity. The categories, which include personal luxury goods, luxury cars and luxury hospitality, have been expanded this year to include bespoke banking and toptier real estate.
“The Malabar Group has just crossed the golden milestone of 25 successful years of operation and it brings immense joy to the group as Malabar Gold & Diamonds strikes a hat trick for brilliance receiving the prestigious ‘Signature Luxury 100 award’ for the third time in a row. We dedicate this inspiring triumph to our millions of satisfied customers, team members and investors, without whose wholehearted support, this exceptional accomplishment would not have been possible”, said Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director, International Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, on the achievement.
Over the 25 years of operation, the company has developed a strong retail presence in India, Middle East and Far East with a network of 250 outlets across ten countries. With an annual turnover of $4.51 billion, the company today ranks among the top jewellery retailers globally.
Malabar Gold & Diamonds has always kept customer-first as the principal attitude in all its steps taken and takes efforts at satisfying the discerning needs ofits multinational and multicultural customers by incorporating the diverse tastes in the splendid jewellery designs that they showcase. Malabar Group offers exquisite and stunning jewelry as a part of various brands presented at Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ namely Ethnix - Handcrafted Designer Jewellery, Era - Uncut Diamond Jewellery, Mine - Diamonds Unlimited, Divine- Indian Heritage Jewellery, Precia - Gem Jewellery and Starlet - Kids Jewellery.
Since its inception in 1993, the group has strived for creating a difference in people’s lives in and around their areas of business. CSR activities are a fundamental part of Malabar Group’s culture and the group is intrinsically connected to the communities that surrounds it. The organisation ensures that a fixed percentage of its net profit is used for CSR activities every year and the charity projects of Malabar Gold & Diamonds have touched the lives of thousands of people. They focus primarily in five priority areas such as health, education, environment, housing and women empowerment.