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. Write at least 150 words.

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. Write at

least 150 words.
The line chart illustrates the
shops
that closed and newly opened in a country between the years 2011 and 2018.
Overall
, the
number
of stores that closed and opened fluctuated over the period,
while
in 2015 there was a larger variation between closed and opened
shops
. In 2011, the
shops
that closed are roughly 6300, and the
number
increased to just over 7000 in 2013.
However
, from 2014 – 2015 the
number
steadily dropped from around 6600 to about 700. After a year it again raised to a bit over 5000 and almost remained the same until the end. The newly opened
shops
are around 8500 in 2011, it sharply decreased to just under 4000. In the following two years, the shop's count increased significantly to 6000 and by 2015 it decreased to 4000. The
number
of
shops
remained constant until 2017. By the year 2018, the count of stores drops down to 3000.
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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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