Task 1 The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.

Task 1

The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.
The given graph depicts the number of
stores
which were closed and opened in a country 7 years. It is interesting to note that the amount of opened
stores
started with a large number at 8500 in 2011 but ended with gradual fluctuations which consisted of 3000 in 2018. Compared with closed
stores
, which kept the same amount at 3000 over a given period, despite the significant drops. Moving to
further
details, opened
stores
hit a peak at about 7000 in 2013 but fell markedly in 2015, almost by 6000.
Furthermore
, in 2014 results of the two trends were almost the same which
were
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nearly 6500.
Finally
, new
stores
and closed
stores
remained constant between 2016 and 2017 with a slight difference in number, roughly by 1000.
Although
, in 2018 the gap between them was increasing.
Overall
, closures peaked at 6500 in 2011 and hit a low of about 500 in 2015. Openings hit a high of 8500 in the first year but the lowest point in the end.
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  • trend
  • fluctuation
  • peak
  • decline
  • surge
  • stabilize
  • correlation
  • economic conditions
  • consumer behavior
  • technological advancements
  • urban development
  • employment
  • retail sector
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