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Malabar Gold & Diamonds to Open 12 New Showrooms in March, Expands Global Network to 391 showrooms across 13 countries
Malabar Gold & Diamonds, world’s 6th largest jeweler, is set to launch 12 new showrooms by March 2025 to further strengthen its presence across India. The latest expansion drive will take the total showroom count to 391 showrooms across 13 countries and presence in 19 states across India.
The new showrooms will be located at Panvel in Mumbai, Sinhagad Road in Pune, Brahmapur and Soubhagya Nagar in Odisha; Dhanbad in Jharkhand, Hospet, Nagarbhavi and Chitradurga in Karnataka; Nandyal, Amalapuram, Machilipatanam in Andhra Pradesh, Varanasi in UP.
Malabar Group has invested Rs. 600 crores in this expansion phase and hired 406 employees in various roles this financial year.
Malabar Gold & Diamonds plans to open 60 new showrooms in 2025, further expanding its global presence. In April 2025, the Group is set to inaugurate 5 new showrooms, marking its expansion into the Middle East, UK, and Canada.
Malabar Gold & Diamonds has launched a consumer awareness campaign with prolific actor and brand ambassador NTR Jr. The campaign highlights the brand as a responsible jeweller, emphasizing its commitment to sustainable practices, authentic hallmarked jewellery, and certified natural diamonds.
Commenting on the expansion, MP Ahammed, Chairman, Malabar Group said, “Our expansion plan is aligned with our broader vision of extending our global footprint and offering quality-focused, transparent retail practices coupled with a world-class shopping experience to more people across the world. We are deeply committed to ethical business practices and responsible sourcing, which are at the core of our values. As we continue to grow and enter new markets, each showroom opening represents a step closer to realizing our vision of becoming the world’s number one jewellery and luxury brand. This global market penetration not only broadens our reach but also strengthens our position as a trusted brand that offers excellence, integrity, and unparalleled luxury to our customers worldwide.”
All our showrooms will offer a diverse range of traditional and contemporary jewellery collections, coupled with a personalized shopping experience, demonstrating Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ dedication to customer service excellence.
Malabar Gold & Diamonds operates 11 state-of-the-art factories across India and 5 international units, ensuring world-class craftsmanship and quality in jewelry manufacturing. Its key facilities in Hyderabad, Jaipur, and Bangalore serve as innovation hubs, equipped with the latest technology to create exquisite designs while adhering to the highest standards of legal compliance, quality assurance, and sustainability. Beyond production, the company places a strong emphasis on employee well-being, occupational health, and safety, fostering a work environment that empowers artisans and upholds global best practices.
Malabar Gold & Diamonds is renowned for its commitment to customer satisfaction through its “Malabar Promises,” which include transparent pricing with a detailed cost breakdown, lifetime free maintenance services available at all global showrooms, and a 100% exchange value for old gold and diamonds. The company ensures that all jewellery is 100% HUID- compliant, offering complete transparency and authenticity. Certified diamonds undergo 28- point quality checks, and every jewellery purchase comes with one year of free insurance, with options for extended coverage and warranty. The brand also guarantees its gold is responsibly sourced from authorised channels, ensuring ethical practices throughout its supply chain.
Beyond India, Malabar Group’s global presence spans across the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Singapore, Malaysia, USA, UK, Canada, and Australia. The company employs over 25,000 professionals from 26 countries. Malabar Gold & Diamonds also operates 14 wholesale units across eight countries, 15 jewellery manufacturing units in five countries, design studios, and boasts over 25 exclusive brand collections, serving more than 15 million satisfied customers from 100 countries.
A cornerstone of Malabar Group’s corporate social responsibility initiatives is the ‘Hunger Free World’ project, which aims to alleviate hunger by providing nutritious meals. Currently, the initiative distributes food packets to 60,000 individuals daily across 81 cities in 17 Indian states. In addition, 10,000 food packets are distributed daily to schoolchildren in Zambia, Africa. To date, Malabar Group has invested over ₹286 crore in various CSR activities.
Additionally, as part of the Malabar Group’s ongoing Hunger Free World initiative, 581 micro learning centers have been established across the country to provide basic education to street children and facilitate their transition into formal schooling.
So far, 25,800 children have been enrolled in these centres, where they receive one year of foundational education to help them return to or begin formal education. The initiative ensures each child continues their studies in a structured school environment, with an annual expenditure of Rs. 10,000 per child to support their education.
Children who complete their 10th standard will receive support for higher studies on campuses across various states, with additional scholarships available to girls as part of the Group’s commitment to women’s empowerment
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Gold Loans Continued To Expand In The 12 Months Up To May 2026, Up By 105 Percent
The Remarkable Momentum In Gold Lending Stands In Contrast To The Moderation Witnessed Across Several Major Retail Credit Categories.
Gold-backed lending has emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments within the banking system, sustaining triple-digit growth through May 2026 and reshaping the composition of retail credit. According to the latest sectoral data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), loans against gold jewellery expanded by 105.5% year-on-year to approximately Rs 5.1 lakh crore, significantly outperforming the broader personal loan portfolio, which grew 15.4% to ₹70.2 lakh crore.
The remarkable momentum in gold lending stands in contrast to the moderation witnessed across several major retail credit categories. Housing loans, which continue to constitute the largest share of personal lending, recorded growth of 10.9%, while credit card outstanding increased by a modest 1.3%. Consumer durable financing contracted by 2.6%, highlighting a broader cooling in discretionary borrowing.
As a result, gold loans have assumed a larger role within the personal credit ecosystem. Their share in total personal loans rose to 7.3% in May 2026, compared with 4.1% a year earlier and just 1.97% in May 2024. Over the past two years, this represents an increase of 5.4 percentage points. Notably, gold-backed lending contributed nearly 28% of the incremental expansion in personal loans between May 2025 and May 2026, despite accounting for a relatively modest proportion of the overall portfolio.
The moderation in traditional retail segments also weighed on the overall share of personal loans within total bank credit, which declined to 32.6% from 33.3% a year earlier. Other personal loan categories grew by 12.5%, remaining below the banking system’s aggregate credit growth of 17.7%.
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