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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.

Apr- 2014 -

17 April

Retailers

Michael Northcott

Albemarle & Bond saved by private equity acquisition

Administrators at troubled pawnbroking firm Albemarle & Bond have announced that the business has been successfully sold to a private…
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15 April

Events

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IJL launches new jewellery entrepreneurship award

International Jewellery London (IJL) has announced the launch of a new industry award designed to identify entrepreneurs in the jewellery…
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15 April

Editor's Blog

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The firm that can thrive on a 25% markup

I first met Rob Passmore, founder and MD of e-commerce startup Jewel Street, at Spring Fair back in February. To…
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14 April

Manufacturers

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INTERVIEW: Jesper Nielsen of Endless Jewellery

[blockquote style=”2″]The founder and former CEO of Pandora gives Michael Northcott a candid interview on his career there, and why…
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9 April

Features

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ARCHIVE: London Diamond Bourse – ‘No ordinary trading floor’

It is said that 85 per cent of the UK’s imported diamonds go through the London Diamond Bourse. The first…
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9 April

Retailers

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JewelStreet seeks £100k investment through crowdfunding

The online-only startup jewellery retailer, JewelStreet, has launched a round of ‘crowdfunding’ in an attempt to raise £100,000 of investment…
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8 April

Designers

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Bric-a-brac £20m Fabergé egg to go on display

A £20 million Imperial Easter Egg designed by Karl Fabergé, which was unknowingly bought by an American scrap metal dealer…
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8 April

Editor's Blog

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The buying begins

It now seems that the upward trend for hallmarking figures is gaining strength. Across the four major assay offices in…
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7 April

Economy

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Q1 hallmarking figures rise 23%, gold jewellery on the up-and-up

The number of articles hallmarked across the four UK assay offices rose by 23 per cent in the first three…
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7 April

Economy

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BRC welcomes European Parliament vote on card payment fees

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed a vote by MEPs for an overhaul of the European payments market, which…
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