The graph shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that were opened in one country between 2011 and 2018

The line graph compares the figure for store closings and openings in a single country from 2011 to 2018.

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, both new

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and closed

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have a downward trend.

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, the number of

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that closed was higher than the

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that opened at the beginning, but by the end, there were still many

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that were no longer operating. In 2011, there were about 8,500

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opened, much higher than

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. By 2012, openings fell to as low as 4,000 but

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recovered to 6,000 in 2014. The number of

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closing decreased slightly in 2012, and in 2013 reached a peak of 7,100. The number of closes dropped deeply to just 600 in 2015 before going back to 5,100, which remained the same until 2018. Openings declined less substantially to around 4,000 between 2015 and 2017 and dipped to end at 3,000 precisely in 2018.