The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018.

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of store closures and

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in one particular country from 2011 to 2018.

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, the

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of shops that closed and the

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that opened both show remarkable fluctuations throughout the given period of time. It is

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noteworthy that the

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of closings outpaced

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except for 2011 and 2015. During the first four years, from 2011 to 2014 the

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of closures varied between roughly 6000 and 7000, after which it fell sharply to its lowest point, about 500, in 2015.

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,

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rose significantly to approximately 5000 and stayed at

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level until the end of the period. The proportion of new shops started from its peak, at about 8500, which resulted in around 2000 shop

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. After a steep drop to 4000 in 2012,

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made a rebound, reaching nearly the same

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of nets in 2014, at just over 6000.

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figure

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dropped to its 2012 level in 2015, where it remained until it dropped to its lowest peak at 3000 in 2018.