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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of retail

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closures

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and

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from 2011 to 2018, highlighting fluctuations over

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period. In 2011, 8,500 stores closed,

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6,500 new stores opened. By 2012, the

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of

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dropped sharply to 4,000, and the

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decreased slightly to 6,000. Between 2013 and 2014, there was a steady increase in new

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from 4,000 in 2012 to 6,000 in 2014. Meanwhile, the

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of

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closures

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rose to 7,200 in 2013 before falling back to 6,500 in 2014, resulting in more

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than

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for that year. In 2015, both figures plummeted, with

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reaching their lowest point at 500, and new

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dropping significantly to 4,000. From 2015 to 2017, the

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of

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stabilized at

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low level,

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the

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of new stores started to rise in 2016 to 5,000, remaining constant until 2018.

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, in the final year,

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openings

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declined again to 3,000.