The chart shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops opening in a country from 2011 to 2018.

The given line graph illustrates the amount of department stores closed and opened between 2011 and 2018.

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, it can be seen that the

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of both fluctuated over time.

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, there was a downward trend in the figure for emporium closures and openings. Regarding the stores closed, there was a slight fall from 6400

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to 6000

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in the first two years,

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, the

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increased to exactly 7000 in 2013. In 2015, it hit the lowest point at 600

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recovered to more than 5000 department stores in 2016 and there was not a huge change until 2018. Turning towards the

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opened, between 2011 and 2012, the

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of those decreased significantly from 8500 to 4000 but

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it went up gradually to approximately 6000 by 2014.

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the

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of opening emporiums was the highest at

first,

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it became less than the

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closed

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the reduction of nearly 3000

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in the

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4 years of the period.