Hottest International Countries for Retail Expansion, Potential and Opportunity

Each year the annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), created by consulting firm A.T. Kearney, ranks international companies for retail expansion and development potential and opportunities. The GRDI evaluates 200 developing nations in order to identify and rank the top 30 countries that best meet these criteria:

• Low-risk political, economic, and structural environment for international investors
• Population of two million or more
• GDP per capita higher than $3,000

Each country is then scored for risk, retail market potential, existing modern retailing, and long-term opportunity. Based on these scores, the top 30 countries are ranked, with the hottest global destinations for international retail expansion topping the list. Find out which international retail markets have been designated as "hottest” for U.S. retail industry chains interested in expanding beyond North American borders and into foreign markets in the 2012 list below. This list is arranged by 2012 ranking numbers, with previous data for each ranking provided as comparison. AT Kearney ranks the Top 30 Hottest Countries for Retail Expansion out of 200 developing nations that they study. Hottest International Countries for Retail Expansion in 2012 and 2011:

#1

2012 - Brazil
2011 - Brazil

#2

2012 - Chile
2011 - Uruguay

#3

2012 - China
2011 - Chile

#4

2012 - Uruguay
2011 - India

#5

2012 - India
2011 - Kuwait

#6

2012 - Georgia
2011 - China

#7

2012 - United Arab Emirates
2011 - Saudi Arabia

#8

2012 - Oman
2011 - Peru

#9

2012 - Mongolia
2011 - United Arab Emirates

#10

2012 - Peru
2011 - Turkey

#11

2012 - Malaysia
2011 - Lebanon

#12

2012 - Kuwait
2011 - Egypt

#13

2012 - Turkey
2011 - Albania

#14

2012 - Saudi Arabia
2011 - Russia

#15

2012 - Sri Lanka
2011 - Kazakhstan

#16

2012 - Indonesia
2011 - Indonesia

#17

2012 - Azerbaijan
2011 - Morocco

#18

2012 - Jordan
2011 - Philippines

#19

2012 - Kazakhstan
2011 - Tunisia

#20

2012 - Botswana
2011 - Sri Lanka

#21

2012 - Macedonia
2011 - Malaysia

#22

2012 - Lebanon
2011 - Mexico
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#23

2012 - Colombia
2011 - Vietnam

#24

2012 - Panama
2011 - Colombia

#25

2012 - Albania
2011 - Argentina

#26

2012 - Russia
2011 - South Africa
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#27

2012 - Morocco
2011 - Panama

#28

2012 - Mexico
2011 - Dominican Republic

#29

2012 - Philippines
2011 - Iran

#30

2012 - Tunisia
2011 - Bulgaria

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