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

The line graph illustrates the proportion of store closures and openings in a particular country from 2011 to 2018.

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, some fluctuations can be observed in the number of shops that opened and closed during that period.

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, a general downward trend is evident in the quantity of new businesses that opened. The total number of new stores that opened in 2011 was just over 8000.

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, there was a sharp decline in retailers to about 4000 in 2012.

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figure witnessed a steady rise to reach approximately 6000 in 2014. Hereafter, there was another sudden fall in 2015 to around 4000 where it plateaued at

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level until 2017. There was a

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decrease to 3000 in new marketplaces in 2018. In 2011, the

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of stores that closed down was slightly above 6000.

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figure rose to over 7000 in 2013 but experienced a substantial drop to under 1000 in 2015. Afterwards, there was an escalation in the amount of store closures in 2016 to around 5000 where it hovered at

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level until 2018.