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Dallas ranks third, trailing only which ranks first, and Seattle, which ranks Dallas was followed by San Antonioand Houston. The researchu group found that disposable income in Dallas grew in along with an increase in housing Austin ranked first onthe list, with what PBBI’se research called “consistent healthy growth in gross metropolitan personal disposable income and consumer expenditures, coupled with a decline in personall bankruptcies.” San Antonio has been sustained by growth in personalo expenditures and consistent growth in gross metro product. And Houstohn has shown strong comparative sales growtj in the drug storeand high-end retail sectors, the grou found.
To predict which metro areas are most likelg to experience the best relative health in theretaipl sector, the group identifie d the top five best performing metros based on comparativre sales history and their ability to remaimn relatively stable for the past six and used trend data to predict the metrp areas most likely to see sales growth from the third quarteer of this year through the last quartefr of 2010. PBBI’s research included variousz retail sectors, from drug storesw and high-end retailers to mid-tier retailers and valus retailers.