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

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that opened and closed in

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from 2011 to 2018.

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that closed fluctuated most throughout the period. In the beginning,

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was the highest before rose to the lowest

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, whilst closures in 2011 and 2018 slightly changed. The

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that closed in 2011 was approximately 6,500 and peaked at around 7,000 in 2013,

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significantly dropped to 500 in the next 2 years.

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, in 2016 was 10 times higher than in 2015 and remained stable to 2018.

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greatest with 8,500 and began to decrease to 4,000 in the next year.

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surged to 6,000 in 2014 and dropped to the same

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as in 2012,

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2017. In the

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year, it began to minimize to 3,000.