JJS was inaugurated on December 20, 2014 at the exhibition centre of Sitapura Industrial Estate of Jaipur. The chief guests for the functions were: Kurt Zbinden, VP-Operations Asia Pacific and Siddharth Singh, Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, Government of India. The guest of honour was Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC.
This year the show was held at the new venue with improved infrastructure, which made it convenient for retailers as well as buyers. The new venue spread over 1 lakh sq ft had 550 booths, which is a 20 per cent increase since last year.
On the third day, Indian Jeweller spoke to him regarding the reactions, he stated, "We have received very good reactions and everyone has stated that the layout of the show is much better than last year. Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC said that the layout is better than IIJS. This year there are 550 booths, which is a 20 per cent increase since last year. The show is sprawled across an area of 100,000 sq ft. Next year we are hoping to get the adjoining hall for machinery booths. We will also concentrate on marketing the show to international buyers. Till now we were concentrating on India's retailers but from next year we will focus on international retailers. We are hosting 200 national retailers this year. We also have provided shuttles from SMS investment grounds and Ram Nivas Gardens to facilitate easy conveyance. Overall, everyone is very happy with the show."
Navratana Saboo, Director, Nav Ratana Exports opined, "The new venue is very good and the facilities are very well managed. But, the show is slow. Overall, the market is slow. Buyers from Delhi, Agra, Punjab are missing. It is mostly people from Jaipur that are visiting the show. The organisers need to concentrate on marketing the show more in Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh, etc. There is no buying happening right now. People are cautions. Overall, the show is well managed but slow in terms of business."
Jaipur Jewellery Show Highlights
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