highwaystar101 on 16 February 2009
Confectionery is recession proof generally speaking... expensive confectionery tends to be a little less hardy.
Alcohol is a tricky one. Sales of alcohol through supermarkets has risen, however pubs have suffered a 7.9% downturn that equates to around 1.8million pints per day (this is for the UK). But the sale niche alcohol in pubs such as real ale is actually on the rise.
However, the recession is causing 5 pubs in the UK a day to close down.
