Supermarkets (which is where I work) are slightly on the winning side of a recession because people need to buy food all the time regardless of the state the economy is in. I mean, naturally, the recession hit different countries in different degrees, but I guess for small NZ , we are lucky, since it didnt hit us that badly, and the good news for me is that I am getting a pay rise next month! (not by much, but you know, every cent counts!)