Now we help each other: Retail profiles' 85 best tips for coping with the crisis

It's blowing up to the perfect storm and many have a hard time holding on. In a large survey, Market asked 28 industry profiles to share their best tips for coping with the challenges this autumn.

There were a total of 85 pieces. They are about everything from how long-term you should plan and what you should automate to how you can sharpen the customer turn. "High-performing companies focus broadly and look beyond recession - and avoid cutting costs or warning. They simply gas out of the curve," says Patrik Stoopendahl, industrial doctoral student in digital commerce at the University of Borås. Check out his and 27 other expert tips below.