PICS:Jewellers gear up for Akshaya Tritiya

"We are expecting a 20 percent growth in sales, mainly in small-ticket size items like coins and rings, among others, and bridal jewellery as the marriage season is round the corner," he reasoned. He said most of the bridal jewellery, for which the company has been getting bookings for the last 10-15 days, would be picked up on Akshaya Tritiya. "The bridal jewellery bookings this year are 20-25 percent more than last year," he added. "Over the last few months gold price has not been volatile, leading up to a spike towards the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. We are definitely expecting a good growth over the last year's sales," Tanishq Senior Vice President -Retail and Marketing (Jewellery) - Sandeep Kulhalli said. The gold price in the domestic industry is now hovering at Rs 25,600 level.