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

The line chart illustrates the sum of shop openings and closures in a particular country between 2011 and 2018.

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, the number of

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that closed and opened experienced a general downward trend during the observation period.

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, in the final

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, openings of new markets witnessed a larger decline. Looking into more details, approximately 8500

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were opened in 2011. That

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marked the highest number of outlets opening as it gradually decreased by over half in the

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. The greatest downfall was observed in 2012 as the remaining quantity was less than 50% compared to the previous

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.

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, the number rose up until 2014 before hitting the final decline in 2018. In terms of shop closures, the count began at just above 6000 in the first

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. Following that, the amount of

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witnessed a mild fluctuation until 2014 before a significant drop in 2015, at less than

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1,000

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. After the remarkable fall, it climbed dramatically to around 5000

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and remained relatively stable until the concluding

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.