The global credit crisis isn't creating huge collapses in retail sales, says Mike Flanagan, despite numerous reports to the contrary. He believes retailers' profits are under pressure because sales aren't growing as fast as most business plans required. More significantly, though, emerging markets are transforming their manufacturing industries in response.
ANALYSIS: Has the retail boom gone bust?
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