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.
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been shut down. In 2011, there
are
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8.500 new
shops
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that
are
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just newly introduced. Moving to 2012,
stores
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that are just open in the area drastically lower compared
in
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the
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2011, around 4.000
stores
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. In 2013, in difference of 1.000 new
shops
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are
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were
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introduced, making it 5.000
shops
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in that
year
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. Moving forward to 2014, around 6.001 are making their grand opening in the country.
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increases the
number
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of new
shops
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compared to 2014. Reaching the
year
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2015, there
are
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slightly a decreasing
number
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of new
stores
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for about
4.000
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4,000
stores
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in the area.
This
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goes on until the
year
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2017. In 2018, there are a less
number
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of
stores
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that are
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opening, around 3.000 in that
year
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.
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, there are
also
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shops
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that are closing in between these new opening
shops
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. In 2011, the
number
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or
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of
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stores
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that are closed
are
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around 6.002. It
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decreased
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2
shops
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,
make
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making
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it 6.000
stores
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that
close
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closed
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down in the following
year
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which is 2012. Moving to 2013, there are a slightly
number
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of 7.001
shops
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that
are
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were
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shut down.
Comparing
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to 2011, there is only 1 different
number
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of
stores
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that are closed down in 2014, which make it 6.001
shops
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. In 2015
however
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,
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there were
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only around 9.000
stores
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that
are
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were
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closed
comparing
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compared
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from
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2011 until 2018. It going up again to the
number
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of 5.001
shops
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that
are
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were
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closed in 2016. In 2017,
there’re
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there was
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a
slightly
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1
number
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in
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of
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difference
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differences
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from 2016
shops
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that
are
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apply
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closed in 2017.
Then
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in 2018, it
become
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became
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6.001
shops
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that
are
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were
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closed down same as the
number
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of
shops
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that
are
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were
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shut down in 2016.
This
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conclude
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concludes
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that there’s a bigger
number
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of
stores
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that closed in the
year
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of 2011 until 2018 compared to the
number
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of
shops
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that are just opened
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however".
Introduction: The introduction is missing.
Introduction: Change the first sentence in the introduction.
Introduction: The chart intro is missing.
Contractions: Don't use contractions.
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Introduction: The chart intro is missing.
Vocabulary: Replace the words shops, stores, year, number with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "compared" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "difference" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 9 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the first paragraph.
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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