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Focus: World Retail Congress 2012

Hidden cities, connected consumers

Hidden cities What’s ahead for the global retail hotspots and how is mobile changing the game for the connected consumer in Store 3.0?

Deloitte is proud to have joined over 900 retailers from 50 countries in London at the World Retail Congress 2012, to debate, discuss, and respond to the critical issues on the CEO agenda. Deloitte launched a new report in the Hidden Heroes series and leaders were active as speakers and panelists – read more about Day One and Day Two sessions featuring Dr. Ira Kalish, Director of Global Economics, Deloitte Research, and Alison Kenney Paul, Vice Chairman and U.S. Retail & Distribution Leader, Deloitte LLP.

Contact us and explore these Deloitte reports to learn more about World Retail Congress 2012 topics and retail industry services and insights provided by Deloitte member firms around the world.

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Hidden cities: The next generation of retail markets
In each of the last two years, Deloitte and Planet Retail explored the opportunity for retail investment in several emerging markets. The latest report in this series profiles the future of retail in ten "hidden cities" – two in Latin America; two in Africa; one in Europe; and five in Asia.

Revisit additional Hidden Heroes series reports:

First edition identified the most attractive emerging markets for retailers beyond China and the other BRICs (Brazil, Russia, and India)
Second edition looked further ahead at the next generation of emerging retail hotspots, highlighting Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Peru, Serbia, Vietnam, and five African markets.

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