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Euromonitor and Retail Asia to present 13th edition of Top500 rankings
Euromonitor International is pleased to once again partner with Retail Asia as the official information provider for the 13th edition of the Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 rankings. In 2015, the leading 500 retailers in Asia-Pacific had sales of US$ 964 billion, a decline of 5% due to the strong dollar. The rise of the Chinese retail market has led to Chinese companies dominating the list, accounting for 33% of the ranking. Interestingly, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam were the only countries to see all of their ranked retailers grow in 2015 and these countries are expected to be in the top fastest growing Asian countries up to 2020. To find out which companies/brands are at the top of this list, download your copy of the top 40 retailers in the region, ranked in order of total US$ sales per year. About the Ranking The Retail Asia Top 500 ranking is an accumulation of Euromonitor International's retailing data and analysis ranking the top retailers from 14 key economies across Asia-Pacific in terms of total sales, number of outlets, sales area (sqm) and sales per sqm. For more info, please go to https://go.euromonitor.com/FR-160613-Retail-Asia_landing-page.html
Euromonitor and Retail Asia to present 13th edition of Top500 rankings
Euromonitor International is pleased to once again partner with Retail Asia as the official information provider for the 13th edition of the Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 rankings. In 2015, the leading 500 retailers in Asia-Pacific had sales of US$ 964 billion, a decline of 5% due to the strong dollar. The rise of the Chinese retail market has led to Chinese companies dominating the list, accounting for 33% of the ranking. Interestingly, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam were the only countries to see all of their ranked retailers grow in 2015 and these countries are expected to be in the top fastest growing Asian countries up to 2020. To find out which companies/brands are at the top of this list, download your copy of the top 40 retailers in the region, ranked in order of total US$ sales per year. About the Ranking The Retail Asia Top 500 ranking is an accumulation of Euromonitor International's retailing data and analysis ranking the top retailers from 14 key economies across Asia-Pacific in terms of total sales, number of outlets, sales area (sqm) and sales per sqm. For more info, please go to https://go.euromonitor.com/FR-160613-Retail-Asia_landing-page.html
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