Also, businesses will have less room for error as they launch new services and products, respond to changes in demand and expand their markets.
The firm advises U.S. companies looking to establish or expand their business in emerging markets.
Real-estate-research company CoStar Group predicts that retailers will expand their occupied space in those markets by 0.9% this year, 1.1% next and 1.2% in 2014.
According to the terms of the deal, both MetroPCS and T-Mobile will retain their branding and continue to operate as separate business units in their respective markets, with the potential to now expand their reach.
This year will also see more Chinese vendors expand their smartphone businesses entering other emerging markets, particularly Asia.
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Asian gaming companies, which are in many cases powerhouses in their own right, are seeking to expand into Western markets, and also looking to pick up technology that is well suited for their own markets.
Early signs are that defense companies will try to expand into areas that are adjacent to their core markets, or exhibit similar regulatory features.
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For instance, when the European online real estate market was developing, the key players locked down their home markets before they looked to expand.
Regional phone companies like Verizon and SBC have been under increasing pressure to expand nationally, particularly into corporate markets, as their local phone businesses have become less profitable.
It is still a delicate horse-race, as companies are facing rising commodity prices and marketing costs that will push against their abilities to break into new markets and expand.
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That will boost the continent's information and entertainment business and allow African media houses such as the Nation Media Group (in the east) and Media24 (in the south) to expand their businesses around digital content tailored to local languages and markets.
At Collectibles, an antique crockery boutique in Granville Arcade, Brixton-born proprietor Sonia Williams praises the restoration initiative for giving her and her sister the opportunity to expand their hobby from a weekly trestle table selling finds from markets and auctions to a viable retail business.
If not investing in new organic growth, many firms will look to expand their sales through mergers and acquisitions, both at home and in emerging markets.
But Chinese companies looking for new markets, and extra cash to expand, are going to have to rely on their home market.
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First, they must exploit their two basic advantages economies of scale and local knowledge to expand into new markets.
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