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Michael Northcott

Michael is the editor of Retail Sector and is also Editorial Director at Mulberry Publications. He draws from experience at a wide range of well-known B2B magazines, including Management Today, Legal Business, and Retail Week. Feel free to drop him a line with any stories or feature ideas.

Analysis

Michael NorthcottFriday, 20 December 2019, 12:20

Finally, a government addressing the business rates fiasco

Regardless of your political colours, small businesses up and down the land will be pleased to hear of at least…
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Business Bites

Michael NorthcottThursday, 19 December 2019, 11:42

Airbnb is the latest ‘big tech’ monolith to run rings around our outdated legal apparatus

It may seem tangential to those who do not work in real estate, but there is a court case on…
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Business Bites

Michael NorthcottWednesday, 18 December 2019, 11:13

Vera Lynn’s gin dispute is a window on a fascinating trademark problem

Everyone knows a bit of cockney rhyming slang, but what if your own name is the one being used, and…
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Business Bites

Michael NorthcottTuesday, 17 December 2019, 11:44

‘Jingle bots’ are artificially ramming online shopping baskets to use up stock

I have my reservations about this story because we spend a lot of time in our office poring over the…
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Business Bites

Michael NorthcottMonday, 16 December 2019, 11:55

The latest business data is bad news, but the reasons given spell a good omen

This morning there was some bad news for business, but which definitely comes with a silver lining. So, the bad…
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Business Bites

Michael NorthcottFriday, 13 December 2019, 15:32

The election is over – time for the Tories to deliver for small businesses

It now looks as though political stasis and all the damage that does to business will be lifted in 2020.…
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Analysis

Michael NorthcottThursday, 12 December 2019, 10:48

Businesses are sitting on £115bn and waiting to splurge

Goldman Sachs thinks money will pour into UK stocks and shares after this election, but it’s at least partly because…
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Analysis

Michael NorthcottWednesday, 11 December 2019, 10:47

Small business owners dip into personal wealth to survive? Of course they do

We are living through an era where there is much discussion about capitalism, taxes, executive pay and so on. Is…
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Business Bites

Michael NorthcottTuesday, 10 December 2019, 10:41

Want to know who will win the election? Watch the pound

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about how badly wrong pollsters can get it. Nobody thought…
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Business Bites

Michael NorthcottMonday, 9 December 2019, 10:56

The Lib Dems want to abolish business rates, but don’t hold your breath

Over the weekend the leader of the Lib Dems, Jo Swinson, visited Hertforshire to discuss her party’s approach to SMEs.…
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