So, I would just like to take this opportunity to thank all of you, readers and advertisers alike, for your support of the magazine during my time as editor. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with you all and will be sad to say goodbye. I hope you will continue to enjoy and support the magazine and I've no doubt my replacement will do a fantastic job of providing you with informative and helpful content.

But before I go, I must just tell you what to expect in this issue. With the whole country talking about the credit crunch (or recession, depending on which gloomy report you listen to) it seems only right to offer you some advice on how to beat it, which is exactly what Promota's article on page 35 and the article from Xpres on page 36 both do. Epona's Juliet Bacon also gives her view on how the ethical and environmentally friendly products (which tend to be more expensive than their ‘conventional' counterparts) are likely to fare in this current climate.

And coming up next month we have a bumper issue for you, with an in-depth look at what's new in the industry for 2009; a P&P Exhibition preview; and focus features on corporatewear and bags.

But for now, as I decamp to a place where the hills are alive with the sound of, erm, gunshot - all that remains for me to say is, so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye!

Oh, and Merry Christmas!

Rebecca Green

rgreen@datateam.co.uk

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