Welcome...

I have to start this column by saying it’s good to be back, and I must express my gratitude to those of you who have supported the return of the magazine, and to our many industry friends for their messages of encouragement over the last couple of months.

This new ETO might be a little different to the format you remember, but there will be much that is familiar too, including our perennially popular Mystery Shopper feature. This month our High Street Heroine (best not to google that phrase on a shared device) visited a selection of adult stores in Brussels, and you can see her verdicts on what she found on page 32.

Also in this month’s issue is a report from ANME, a look ahead to EroSpain, and a celebration of one of the fetish industry’s leading lights on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. And I’m delighted to report that this issue’s contributors include Renee Denyer, Tracey Whitmore, Paul Smith, and Adam Bernstein, who all bring their unique insights and opinions to the party. Oh, and I’m back too.

We’d love to know what you think of this new format ETO. Please feel free to email editorial@erotictradeonly.com with your opinions, favourable or otherwise.

I started this column by saying it is good to be back. It is, but ETO has never really been away: our weekly email newsletters continued in the print magazine’s absence, and if you’d like to stay in touch in-between issues then please do visit www.erotictradeonly.com and subscribe to get our free weekly updates in your inbox.

Until the summer…

Dale Bradford - Editor