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India and China’s Retail Industries Compared

As big-name retailers like Best Buy and Home Depot exited China last year, India has just liberalized its single brand retail to permit 100 percent foreign investment. A comparison of India and China’s retail markets reveals some lessons for retailers in both markets. The key points? Second and third-tier cities. Continue reading

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China, India See Drop in Retail Development Index

China and India both fell out of the top three markets for retail development this year in A.T. Kearney’s 2011 Global Retail Development Index. The annual study outlines investment opportunities for global retailers in emerging markets by ranking the top 30 countries for retail development based on four equally-weighted criteria: country and business risk; market attractiveness; market saturation; and time pressure. Continue reading

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