The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph illustrates, so many stores in a nation, that are shut down and newly opened in the period between 2011 and 2018.
Overall
,
it is clear that
, at the beginning years to the end. There are ups and down demonstrating.
However
, the main fall happened in the middle
year
,
that is
2015.
According to
the chart, most
shops
opened in the early
year
.
To begin
with,
Firstly
, near to 9000
shops
were inaugurated in the
year
2011.
Whereas
, approximately 7000, retail
shops
were closed in the same
year
.
Secondly
, In 2012, Closures were high in numbers,
That is
around 6000 and opened
shops
graph dramatically went down reaching 4000.
Thirdly
, above 7000 vendors were closed in the
year
2013 and 5000 outlets were newly opened.
Furthermore
, we can see the same proportion of open and closed
shops
, in the
year
2014.
That is
about 6000.
On the other hand
, There was a significant decrease in the
year
2015. Less than 1000
shops
were closed and 4000
shops
were opened. In 2014 and 2015, opened and closed
shops
have almost the same in numbers which are 5000 closures and 4000 opened.
At the end
year
2018, the ratio of closed is higher than opened which are 3,000 opened and 5000 closed.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • retail landscape
  • net growth
  • market dynamics
  • economic indicators
  • fluctuations
  • pivotal
  • consumption patterns
  • e-commerce
  • brick-and-mortar
  • downward/upward trend
  • stabilize
  • recession
  • boom
  • retail sector
  • closure rate
  • inauguration/opening rate
  • consumer market
  • saturate
  • commercial viability
  • profitability
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