What sells in a recession? - Small Business Blog from Microsoft - Site Home

There's a great new article on MSN Money, 'What sells in a recession?', spotlighting products and industries which are actually seeing significant growth in the current economic climate - it's well worth a read. Here's a taste:

Caravans are hot (apparently). Fewer of us are indulging in exotic foreign holidays this year, instead we're holidaying in the UK in caravans. One manufacturer of camper vans featured on a local news programme last week is struggling to keep up with demand and is taking on new staff.
Chocolate - when times get tough we turn to chocolate treats. Similarly with the cinema - attendances are up.
Old-fashioned skills like sewing and mending are making a comeback as we fix and alter rather than rush out for a new designer item. So sales of buttons, patches and other haberdashery items are all on the up.

Other items increasing in popularity and sales include:

Baked beans
Lipstick
Home-cooking
Exotic lingerie -as we have less disposable income to hand we're finding other ways to entertain ourselves.......