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Malabar Gold & Diamonds Launches New Showroom in Panvel
Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the responsible jeweller proudly announces its latest showroom in MCCH society, Panvel, Navi Mumbai. Spanning an expansive 3146 sq. ft., the new store is designed to offer customers a world-class shopping experience with an exquisite collection of jewellery across diverse designs and styles. This launch marks another step in the brand’s commitment to expanding its footprint in Western India while delivering exceptional craftsmanship and service.
The showroom marks the brand’s 43rd outlet in the Western region of India, further strengthening its presence and leadership in the region. The new showroom inauguration ceremony was graced by the presence of Shri Ramsheth Thakur, Former Member of the Lok Sabha, alongside members of the management team, valued customers, and well-wishers.
With a global footprint of over 390 plus showrooms across 13 countries—including India, the Middle East, the USA, the UK, Canada, and Australia—Malabar Gold & Diamonds is renowned for its wide-ranging collections, exceptional quality, and customer-centric approach. Strengthening its presence further, the brand is set to expand with 12 new showrooms opening across India in March, reinforcing its commitment to making premium jewellery more accessible. Backed by a dedicated team of 22,000 multilingual employees across 26 countries, the brand has served over 15 million satisfied customers worldwide.
The new showroom offers an extensive collection of gold, diamond, platinum, gemstone and silver jewellery, designed to suit various tastes and occasions. From traditional designs that reflect India’s cultural heritage to contemporary styles for modern sensibilities, the showroom caters to diverse preferences.

In a statement marking the momentous occasion, MP Ahammed, Chairman of Malabar Group, stated, “We are excited to open our showroom in Panvel, a city known for its strategic location, rapid urban development, and rich cultural heritage. At Malabar Gold & Diamonds, we are dedicated to offering jewellery that combines timeless elegance with exceptional craftsmanship. With a strong focus on quality, integrity, and customer satisfaction, we look forward to bringing our finest collections to Panvel and providing an unforgettable shopping experience to the vibrant community here.”
The showroom is designed to provide a flawless shopping experience to the customers, with elegant displays and a highly trained team to guide customers in selecting their perfect jewellery. The space aims to provide customers with an unparalleled jewellery shopping experience, complete with spacious interiors and ample parking.
This showroom launch underscores Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ vision of becoming the world’s most preferred jeweller, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern innovation to create timeless pieces while prioritising sustainability and societal well-being.
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Senco Gold & Diamonds Partners With Olocker to Give Customers Free Jewellery Insurance, Letting Precious Memories Be Worn, Not Hidden Away
A Customer-First Initiative Designed to Help People Wear Their Precious Memories with Confidence.
Senco Gold & Diamonds, one of India’s most trusted jewellery houses, has partnered with Olocker, India’s first dedicated jewellery insurance platform, to offer free jewellery insurance to its customers, protecting purchases against risks such as snatching, robbery, and housebreaking.
On the surface, it’s a simple value-add: buy jewellery from Senco, get it insured, at no extra cost. But the thinking behind it is more personal — the freedom to actually live with the things you love.
There is a quiet ritual that plays out in homes across India every wedding season, every anniversary. A piece of jewellery is bought with love, worn once or twice with pride — and then, almost apologetically, tucked away in a bank locker for “safekeeping.” The very thing meant to be cherished ends up spending most of its life in the dark.
A Locker Is No Place for a Memory
Ask any family that owns fine jewellery, and you’ll hear the same quiet anxiety: the fear of stepping out wearing something precious, the fear of a break-in while the house is empty. For many, the solution has always been the same — lock it away, take it out only for weddings and festivals, and let it sit untouched the rest of the year.
It’s a practical response to a real risk, but it also means jewellery bought to mark a marriage or a milestone ends up being seen far less than it deserves.
This is the exact problem Senco Gold & Diamonds’ Managing Director, Suvankar Sen,

has spoken about wanting to solve. Known for a customer-first philosophy that goes beyond transactions, Sen has often said jewellery should be something people live with, not something they merely own. “Jewellery is never just metal and stone,” Sen said, explaining the thinking behind the Olocker partnership. “It’s a wedding day, a mother’s blessing, a promise kept. When customers can’t step out wearing it, or can’t leave home without worrying about a break-in, something is broken in that experience. We wanted to fix that.”
That sentiment is the quiet engine behind this initiative. Rather than simply selling jewellery and stepping back, Senco has chosen to walk the extra mile — ensuring that once a customer takes a piece home, they can wear it freely and pass it down through generations, without the constant undercurrent of worry.
What the Partnership Actually Offers
Through this collaboration, Senco customers receive free jewellery insurance via Olocker on qualifying purchases, protecting against snatching, robbery, and housebreaking.
Olocker, India’s first digital platform dedicated to jewellery insurance and asset tracking, brings the technical and insurance backbone — while Senco brings its decades of trust, built since 1938, to make sure customers actually use it.
For a family that has just bought a piece for a wedding, this means peace of mind — wearing that necklace to a dinner without the nagging thought of “what if someone snatches it,” or “what if someone breaks in while we’re away.”
A Partnership Built on Shared Intent
The excitement isn’t one-sided. At Olocker, the partnership is seen as validation of the idea the platform was built on — that jewellery insurance should be a natural, everyday companion to ownership, not a niche afterthought.
“This is genuinely one of the most exciting collaborations we’ve been part of,” said Milind Shethia, Founder & Chief Marketing Officer at Olocker. “Our mission has been to help people wear their jewellery instead of locking it away, and partnering with a name as trusted as Senco brings that mission to millions of customers at once.
What’s heartening is Mr. Sen’s own approach — he didn’t look at it as a marketing tie-up, but as giving something back to people who’ve trusted Senco for generations. That kind of intent is rare, and it’s exactly the spirit we built Olocker around.”
That mutual sense of purpose is what gives this partnership its quiet credibility. It isn’t a scheme or a promotional hook, but two organisations agreeing on a simple, shared belief: jewellery should be lived in, not locked up.
A Bigger Idea About Ownership
There is a broader philosophy at play, one Suvankar Sen has championed throughout his tenure at Senco — that jewellery is an emotional asset as much as a financial one, and customers shouldn’t have to choose between enjoying it and protecting it.
This partnership feels less like a marketing initiative and more like a promise kept, reflecting a leadership style that measures success in something harder to quantify — how cared for a customer feels long after leaving the showroom.
As jewellery increasingly doubles as adornment and investment, initiatives like this one may well set a new benchmark for customer care in the industry.
Senco, through its partnership with Olocker, isn’t just insuring jewellery against snatching or a break-in — it’s giving people back the freedom to wear their memories, out loud, without fear.
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