Vaibhav Global
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| Formerly | Vaibhav Gems |
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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Jewelry & Lifestyle Products Manufacturer, Electronic Retailer, Wholesaler |
| Headquarters | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
Area served | USA, Canada, UK, Ireland |
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| Products | Rings, Bangles, Bracelets, Earrings, Watches, Handbags, Scarves, Home décor |
| Brands | ILLIANA, Rhapsody, J Francis, Karis, Elanza, Strada, Genoa |
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| Website | www.vaibhavglobal.com |
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Vaibhav Global Limited (VGL) (formerly known as Vaibhav Gems) is a multi-national electronic retailer, wholesaler and manufacturer of fashion jewelry and lifestyle accessories. The company is headquartered in Jaipur, India.[1][3][4][5]
VGL was ranked 234th in Fortune India's Next 500 list of India's largest mid-sized companies by revenue in the year 2013-14 .[6] It also ranked 3rd amongst India's top 50 wealth creators list by Fortune India magazine.[7] The company was awarded the Indian Gem and Jewellery Award 2014 for silver jewelry.[8]
VGL reported a gross profit of about 60% in financial year 2014-15.[3][5] Their return on employed capital was 43% while the return on equity was 40%. It had a zero net debt to equity ratio during the same period.[3]
History
VGL was founded as Vaibhav Enterprises in 1980.[1] It was later incorporated as Vaibhav Gems Limited, in 1989 at Jaipur, India. The company became Vaibhav Global Limited in 1994 and went public in 1996-97. VGL continued expanding its manufacturing and retail capabilities and in 2005-06 acquired STS Group of companies.[1][5]
During the recession of 2008-09, the purchasing power of US consumers dropped significantly and VGL had to rework its strategy. The company brought the average price of its products down to $18 - $20 from $100 per piece in 2010 thereby, successfully transitioning from store-based jewelry business to discount retail business through web and TV channels.[4]
Operations
VGL purchases rough gemstones as well as finished products from India, China, Thailand and Indonesia.[3][5] It has its low cost manufacturing facilities in India and China.[3][4][5]
VGL has two electronic retail units: Liquidation Channel (LC) in the US & Canada and The Jewellery Channel (TJC) in UK & Ireland.[3][4] These are wholly owned TV channels as well as e-commerce platforms. The combined reach of these two TV channels is about 123 million households.[5][9]
VGL is also engaged in B2B wholesale of jewelry and lifestyle products through its subsidiary STS Jewels USA and STS Gems in Hong Kong, China, Bangkok and Bali. It has been a supplier to major retailers like Wall Mart, Carrefour, QVC etc.[4]
Products
VGL manufactures and sources fine as well as fashion jewelry, fashion accessories and other lifestyle products. It offers various jewelry items like rings, bangles, bracelets, earrings, studded jewelry etc. Among accessories and lifestyle products, the company sells watches, handbags, scarves and home décor items. VGL also has many in-house brands like ILLIANA, Rhapsody, J Francis, Karis, Elanza, Strada, Genoa etc.[1][3]
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References
- ^ a b c d e "Vaibhav Global: Reports, Company History, Directors Report, Chairman's Speech, Auditors Report of Vaibhav Global - NDTVProfit.com". profit.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ "Vaibhav Global". Money Control. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Mudar, Patherya (21 June 2015). "Vaibhav Global: India's successful e-tail model". Business Standard. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Bang, Nirmal (5 February 2013). "Vaibhav Global ready to shine: Nirmal Bang". moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Indian company Vaibhav Global dresses up middle-class Americans". Business Standard. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
- ^ Bhuva, Rajiv (30 July 2015). "INDIA's next 500, and why they matter". Fortune India.
{{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|journal=(help) - ^ "India's top 50 wealth creators". Fortune India, Special Issue. July 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|journal=(help) - ^ "India Gem & Jewellery Awards". www.gjepc.org. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "Vaibhav Global plans to hire 500 employees in FY'15". timesofindia-economictimes. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
