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For the fourth time in five years, that countryt is considered the most attractive for retail accordingto ’s annual Globa l Retail Development Index, which looks at retail investment attractiveness in 30 emergingg markets. "With economic conditions in developes markets improvingso slowly, emerging marketzs are becoming much more important sources of growtg for global retailers," said Hana Ben-Shabat, A.T. Kearneyu partner and co-leader of the in a news Russia, China, the United Arab Emirates, Saudio Arabia, Vietnam, Chile, Brazil, Slovenia and Malaysiaa round outthe index’s 2009 top 10 countries.
As home pricex decline and consumers keep tight hold of their purse stringx inthe U.S., global expansion is becoming more important as a strategy for according to the global management consulting firm. Low inflation and rent reductions of up to 40 percenttin tier-2 and tier-3 citiesx also help make India the most attractive retailp investment destination, the report notes. Meantime, retails sales in Russiqa are projected to grow 15 percent a year over the next five while in Chinaa $585 billion stimulus packagde and efforts to boost economic consumption are showing early signs of as retail sales have grown in earl y 2009, the report noted.