Miop - 12:08 am on Dec 18, 2009 (gmt 0)

From the UK - we weren't actually badly hit last year, but this year has been abysmal, even though we are selling gift items. About 50% of a reasonable month so far.
I'm closing up after...it's good not to clench when sales go down, but when you are continually making a loss, it's time to give up.