Publisher’s notes

PUBLISHER’S NOTE

ANOTHER FOND FARWELL! The last time I said goodbye was when I first retired in 2014. And here we are again, as I am about to retire for the second time in December, this year. I want to thank you for all your support and all your kind wishes as I move to another chapter in my life. The last 30+ years on the magazine and 20+ years on our awards programs has been filled with great memories, enduring friendships, amazing clients and much more. In the last 30 years, we have published over 175 issues of the magazine, awarded over 320 beauty advisors, sales reps, trainers and teams through our COSA Awards, now The Beauty’s Best Awards, and awarded over 200 product awards to our vendor and retail partners. We have accomplished so much and I I’m confident there will be so much more to come. It’s my hope that the magazine and awards programs will continue for many years after I have left the scene. I, for one, will enjoy watching as a guest at future awards ceremonies and reading each issue of the magazine as an interested reader. So many thanks must go to you, our readers, because without your passion, determination, and thirst for knowledge, none of this would have been possible. Your support of the magazine is the reason it has survived for over a half a century. And to my clients, Canada’s beauty vendors and retailers, some of whom I have worked with for over 25 years, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your endless support of our magazine and beauty awards programs over the years. You helped make this journey truly enjoyable. So, as I take some time now to spend with family and friends and hopefully do a lot more travelling, I’ll be thinking of all the friends I have made in this industry, and I want to wish you the very best for a happy and successful journey in the years ahead. Have a great holiday selling season. Take care,

Jim Hicks, DIRECTOR, BEAUTY PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS @JIMHICKSTWEETS