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ICSC RECon Asia 2011 – Industry leaders to convene in the world’s fastest-growing retail market this November
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ICSC’S RECON ASIA 2011 is scheduled to run from November 2-4 at Intex Shanghai. The global association’s Asia convention brings together delegates from the region and from across the world who gather annually at ICSC RECon Asia to discuss a wide spectrum of industry issues. This year’s event will focus on issues ranging from the challenges of growing retail businesses in new markets to hedging currency risk.

China is hosting RECon Asia for the second consecutive time, signalling the global retail real estate community’s growing interest in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and, according to the ICSC, the world’s fastest-growing retail market. Despite its challenges, China remains, for global players, the one market that must be tamed, and the one market that cannot be overlooked by any retail real estate player with global aspirations, says the ICSC.

For some investors, fence-sitting has come at a cost, the organiser of the event points out. Opportunities in China’s first-tier cities are already narrowing as these markets begin to mature.

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