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How to Survive a Recession, According to a 91-Year-Old Business

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Drawing on his 40-plus years with Wall Drug, and lessons he learned from older generations, Hustead shares advice for other small-business owners who may be tested by the next economic downturn or another unforeseen crisis. A gasoline shortage in 1973 led to a 25% drop in business and profitability as fewer people crisscrossed South Dakota.