Malabar Gold & Diamonds wins ‘Oman's Most Trusted Brands Award in Jewellery Category

Award is conferred after acquiring maximum votes by the general public

Duabi, UAE, October 25, 2016:  Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ the leading jewellery retailer wonOman’s ‘Most Trusted Award’ in the jewellery categoryafter a long process of voting by the public. The award was handed over by H E Yahya al Jabri- Chairman, Capital Markets Authority, Chairman, Special Economic Zone Authority, Duqm to Mr. Abdul Salam KP- Group Executive Director, Malabar Group and Mr. Najeeb K, Regional Head, Oman- Malabar Gold & Diamonds in the presence of H.E SalehZakwani- Chairman, Apex Press & Publishing.

Apex Press and Publishing is Oman’s premier publishing house involved in a host of publishing-related activities. Apex is well-known throughout Oman and internationally for its high quality titles produced by a team of professional journalists and designers. Apex Press & Publishing acknowledges efforts taken by different brands by conducting a survey where a definitive list of brands that have established an emotional connect with customers, by winning their loyalty and trust, is formulated and presented to the public. The people then vote for brands that they prefer among all the brands listed to them.

The online voting process this year started on June 7th, 2016 and ended on July 10th, 2016 where the public had to vote for their preferred brand across ten categories namely; airlines, automotive, banks, hypermarkets, investment & finance companies, jewellery, money exchanges, private hospitals, telecom and Omani brands. During this period, a total of 189,023 votes were received out of which Malabar Gold & Diamonds received 44.6% of the total votes in the jewellery category making it the ‘Most Trusted Brand’ in the jewellery category by the public. 

On this esteemed occasion, Mr. Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director of Malabar Gold & Diamonds – International Operations said “We are honored to receive this recognition which illustrates the opinion from the general public of Oman. Such acceptance gives us the motivation to strengthen and further enhance our presence in Oman.”

The company has a strong retail presence in India, Middle East and Far East with a retail network of 158 outlets across nine countries. With an annual turnover of $4.3 billion, the company today ranks among the top five preferred jewellery retailers in the world. Keeping customer service and satisfaction as the primary priority, Malabar Gold & Diamonds attempts at catering to people of all races and ethnicities by incorporating tastes of different cultures in the jewellery designs that they showcase. Malabar Group offers exquisite and beautiful jewelry as a part of various brands presented at Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ namely Ethnix - Handcrafted Designer Jewellery, Era - Uncut Diamond Jewellery, Mine - Diamonds Unlimited, Divine- Indian Heritage Jewellery, Precia - Precious Gem Jewellery and Starlet - Kids Jewellery. A recent initiative taken by the company is MGD – Lifestyle Jewellery; a retail concept for trendy and light weight jewellery that represents the independent and the modern woman through its designs and collections.

 Since its inception in 1993, the group has strived for creating a difference in people’s lives in and around their areas of business. CSR activities are a fundamental part of Malabar Group’s culture and the group is intrinsically connected to the communities that surrounds it. The organization ensures that a fixed percentage of its net profit is used for CSR activities every year and the charity projects of Malabar Gold & Diamonds have touched the lives of thousands of people. They focus primarily in five priority areas such as health, education, environment, housing and women empowerment.