Abhay Gupta

The book ‘The Incredible Indian Luxury Bazaar’, is a one stop shop for all that you may have wondered about the Indian Luxury Market.
Abhaya Gupta takes you through a journey of perhaps the past hundred years of evolution of this market. From the times of the traditional maharaja to the lives of the new maharaja, to the Bollywood era, you will find the journey with anecdotes, facts and figures to make
it a nonstop read.

Read about the finest details about this mystical yet unavoidable bazaar. Learn why this is a market which just cannot be ignored by any brand at
any level of positioning. See how the future is likely to unfold,
the projections, the cities, and why Indians are slowly but surely adapting
to a complete luxury lifestyle across sectors. Know about the journey
of key international and Indian brands operating here.

From consumers and their complexities to the challenges and their solutions, the book suggests it all. A success model developed through research is
the suggested route to adopt. A cheat sheet to a wonderful career is a bonus for those who wish to work in this space.

As a dynamic business speaker with more than twenty years of hands-on proven business experience, Mr Gupta shares his strategies that continue to bring him success in the world of retail and luxury industry. As a motivational speaker, his sense of humour, energy and deep interaction with the audience will engage and inspire anyone. Abhay customizes every speech to fit the objectives and vision of the audience and adds his own panache to the delivery which ensures maximum engagement at all levels.

Prior to founding Luxury Connect & LCBS, Mr Gupta had held leadership positions in leading luxury brands. As the country head for Versace & Corneliani, he was responsible for the entire change management process for the master franchisee Blues Clothing Company.

He led the franchise tie-up with luxury fashion brands like Gianni Versace; Versace Jeans; Versace Collection and Corneliani and the launch of the first boutiques of these brands into India.

Mr Abhay Gupta is a natural communicator with the ability to lead, build and motivate a management team and to engage the team throughout an organisation. His thought leadership & excellence in leadership have been demonstrated time & again especially in compliance management for the manufacturing turn around during the anti-sweatshop drive by various US brands, creating new concept brands ground up and the latest venture, conceptualizing and launching India’s first and only Luxury Business School.

Over the two decades’ experience in the luxury industry, Mr. Abhay Gupta has conceptualized and strategized a multitude of revolutionary ideas such as the introduction of Versace mobile phones in India, launch of BLUES HOMES with an area of 60000 sq. ft. with six unique concepts including VERSACE HOME, setting up of the first state of the art plant to manufacture Ready-to-wear suits made by Italian technology, the conversion of luxury brand franchisees into licensing agreements with Cadini across 25 product categories and conducted India’s first anthropometric study for sizing of Indian men for suits. He also conceptualized and launched innovative private labels like ‘Bench & Bar’, clothing for the legal professionals; ‘SU Misura’ – clothing for all shapes and sizes as the first ever off the shelf complete line for odd sizes in India.