As The Business approaches its tenth anniversary, the team and our equal partners in TREND would like to extend our sincere wishes for the very best Christmas and holiday period to all of our readers

which now number more than 9,500.
While it might be a bit much to expect, let's hope that 2007 will be at least a little more peaceful than 2006 and that some of the conflict around the world will be resolved.
Spare a thought also for all of those duty free and travel retail shop staff and their managers around the globe who are working through the Christmas and holiday period. After all, without them we would all be nothing.
A happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year from all of us at The Business and Generation that make TREND.

Doug Newhouse
Managing Editor