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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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The graph illustrates the
quantity
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number
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 of
shops
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 closed and the ones opened for a seven-
year
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period
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 since 2011 in one country. During
this
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period
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, openings experienced
sharp
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a sharp
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 decline
while
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 closures witnessed a slight reduction. Commencing at
significant
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a significant
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 rate of 8500 new
shops
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 joining (highest amount ever) and 6400 leaving the market chain in 2011, in the following
year
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, closure rates eclipsed that of
opennings
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openings
. Seeing a sharp reduction to almost 4000
openned
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open
shops
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, the trend witnessed a linearly mild climb for a two-
year
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period
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 up to 6100
stores
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 in 2014. On the flip side, closures witnessed mild fluctuations for the first three years, reaching close to
oppenings
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openings
 in 2014. Since 2014, closed
shops
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 established the lowest rate ever by only 500 added
stores
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, regaining 5000 newly closed
shops
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 by the following
year
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, it remained almost constant with negligible fluctuations until the end of the
period
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.
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, opened
stores
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 saw a mild reduction since 2014, overshadowing that of openings,
leveled
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levelled
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 off at 4000
stores
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 per
year
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 for two consecutive years up to 2017.
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However
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 during the
last
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year
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year,
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 it experienced a moderate decline to be finished at 3000
stores
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.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words shops, period, year, stores with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "decline" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "reduction" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fluctuations" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
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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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