Brands
Good Glamm group’s Priyanka Gill gets luxurious with lab-grown diamonds
MUMBAI: Priyanka Gill is hoping that women’s love for shiny rocks will turn into a massive business. The former partner at Kalaari Capital and founder of the Good Glamm group has just launched her new venture CoLuxe with the ambition to become Indi’s best -loved-lab grown diamond (LGD) and gemstone jewelry omnichannel brand.
She has the wherewithal to make it work what with all the experience she has gained in scaling up the Good Glamm group.
Coluxe is expected to go live with its online lab grown diamonds by May 2025 followed a little later by a physical store, is what Gill told the Mint.
According to Gill, there’s a lot of headroom for growth in diamonds as their purchase is a faction of the amount of money spent on buying gold every year. The company will offer contemporary designs focusing on collections built around the classic suite of jewellery, from solitaire rings, pendants, earrings, tennis bracelets & necklaces to thematic collections around the zodiac, gifting and manifestation and the iconic cult Coluxe signature pieces.
She added that Coluxe is going to be a Pan-India Brand: The first national LGD jewellery brand with a strong retail and digital presence. Other points working in its favor include:
Technology-Driven Experience: AI-powered virtual try-ons, multi-setting designs, and personalised jewellery experiences.
Ethical & Sustainable Luxury: High-quality LGDs, responsibly sourced and crafted.
High Trust Brand: Focus on building the brand through certification, consumer education across all touchpoints and offering certification, traceability, and client-friendly returns & exchange policies
Omnichannel Approach: Seamless integration across flagship stores and digital platforms.
What should also work in her favour is the tax relief that finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has provided to those with salaries below Rs the 12 lakh ceiling.
Some of the zillions of people who are benefiting from this move could get into the mood to buy diamonds.
Could we call this a case of timing it right?
Brands
Ekart expands IKEA partnership with EV deliveries in Chennai
3PL to handle 600 plus products with 48 hour delivery via EV fleet.
MUMBAI: Flatpacks are going electric and your sofa might now arrive with a smaller carbon footprint. Ekart has expanded its partnership with IKEA to power last-mile deliveries in Chennai, doubling down on speed, scale and sustainability in one of India’s key urban markets. Under the collaboration, Ekart will manage end-to-end large-format deliveries for IKEA across the city using a 100 per cent dedicated electric vehicle fleet. The move makes Chennai the second major market after NCR-Delhi where Ekart handles IKEA’s last-mile logistics, signalling a broader rollout of EV-led supply chains.
The mandate is no small load. Ekart will oversee deliveries for over 600 products from IKEA’s catalogue, ranging from furniture to home décor—categories that demand specialised handling and precision logistics.
Backed by its technology-driven fulfilment network, Ekart is targeting deliveries within a 48-hour window, offering real-time tracking and end-to-end visibility from warehouse to doorstep. The focus is clear: faster turnarounds without compromising on control or customer experience.
The EV-first model also aligns with both companies’ sustainability goals, as urban logistics increasingly shifts towards zero-emission solutions. For IKEA, which continues to expand its omnichannel presence in India, reliable and eco-conscious last-mile delivery is becoming central to scale.
For Ekart, the partnership reinforces its positioning as an enterprise-grade logistics player in large-format commerce. The company already supports over 1,800 retail, D2C and enterprise brands, spanning last-mile delivery, part-truckload services and warehousing.
As India’s logistics ecosystem evolves, this collaboration highlights a growing trend: delivery is no longer just about distance, it’s about efficiency, experience and increasingly, emissions.
