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Michael Northcott

Michael is the editor of Jewellery Focus magazine. He draws from experience at a wide range of B2B magazines, including Management Today, Legal Business, Retail Week and Hotel Owner. Feel free to drop him a line with any stories or feature ideas.

May- 2014 -

2 May

Analysis

Michael Northcott

FEATURE: The End of the Gold Rush

The gold price has stabilised, and the slump in gold hallmarking has bottomed out. And now that the commodity traders…
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1 May

International

Michael Northcott

Sotheby’s achieves record per-carat price for sapphire ring

A new world auction record price per carat for any sapphire was set yesterday at Sotheby’s New York, when an…
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Apr- 2014 -

29 April

Appointments

Michael Northcott

Cristiano Ronaldo signs as TAG Heuer brand ambassador

TAG Heuer has announced the signing of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to a long-term partnership as a brand ambassador. The two-time Ballon…
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29 April

Editor's Blog

Michael Northcott

Another trade show on the continent? Sounds good to me…

There’s no arguing with the notion that a busy trade show means its appertaining sector is buoyant. That’s why the…
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29 April

Manufacturers

Michael Northcott

De Beers’ Forevermark inscribes its millionth diamond

De Beers diamond brand Forevermark has announced that it has inscribed its one millionth stone at the Forevermark Diamond Institute…
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28 April

Economy

Michael Northcott

UK economic outlook ‘exceptionally strong’, says CBI

The CBI has announced that the economic outlook for the next three months is “exceptionally strong and broad-based”, and growth…
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28 April

Current Affairs

Michael Northcott

March retail sales jump 4.2%, says ONS

Overage retail sales across the UK rose by 4.2 per cent in March compared with the same period in 2013,…
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25 April

Events

Michael Northcott

Jewellery & Gem Fair Europe ‘exceeds expectations’, additional hall earmarked for 2015

The organisers of the inaugural Jewellery & Gem Fair Europe, UBM Asia, have hailed “positive results” as the show came…
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24 April

Events

Michael Northcott

BJA and NAG plan for merger in 2015

The British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) and the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) are planning to form a single trade body…
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22 April

Editor's Blog

Michael Northcott

Private equity kills the romance of our industry

The artisanal flare that characterises much of the UK jewellery industry couldn’t feel further away from the numerical mustard of…
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