Chile

Quick: Which are the best places in the developing world to set up shop? Did you guess Chile? Uruguay? Kazakhstan? All three figure among the top 10 locations for retailers, according to the 2014 Global Retail Development Index put out by A.T. Kearney. The ranking takes into account a country's wealth, logistical and regulatory environment, and overall riskiness to "persons, property and principles." The idea is to select those countries that have just enough of all of the above. Too little and it's tough to do business. Too much and it's tough to stand out. 

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has appointed Enrique Ostalé, president and CEO of Walmart Chile, formerly D&S, EVP, president and CEO of Walmart Latin America, in which capacity he’ll oversee the mega-retailer’s operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica,...

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB announced that it has decided to open its first store in Serbia, in the capital Belgrade, during autumn of 2013. Other new markets for H&M during 2013 are Chile, Estonia, Lithuania and via franchise in Indonesia.

Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB, popularly known as H&M , has announced that it will expand in Chile, and that the first flagship store will open in 2013 in Santiago.  This will mark the brand’s debut in South American continent. A company...

Large emerging markets with an active online user base and solid infrastructure offer retailers the greatest e-commerce potential in the near term, according to a new study by A.T. Kearney’s Global Consumer Institute. The study ranks the 10 countries with the greatest potential for e-commerce growth, and China tops the list, followed by Brazil, Russia, Chile and Mexico.