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

The graph reveals how many retail stores in one country have been terminated

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new ones are being set up, from 2011 to 2018. Generally speaking, the

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of both

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has experienced fluctuations over the years. At the start of the data from 2011, it can be observed that the

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of new stores had drastically decreased by approximately 4,500 until 2012. Meanwhile, there was a slight decline in terminations. When it comes to 2013, there was a pronounced increase in both the

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of new shops and

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. From 2013 to 2014, the

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of openings continued to rise

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the

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of

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concurrently witnessed a decrease in the same proportion. Over the course of 2014-2015, the

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of closed shops experienced a significant decline by roughly 5,000. In the span of 2016-2017, both openings and

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experienced a slight alteration. Eventually, in the

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year of the period, 2018,

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openings declined slightly,

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increased negligibly.