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.

The line chart illustrates the

number

of retail

store

closures

and

openings

from 2011 to 2018, highlighting fluctuations over

this

period. In 2011, 8,500 stores closed,

while

6,500 new stores opened. By 2012, the

number

of

closures

dropped sharply to 4,000, and the

number

of

openings

also

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

store

openings

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

number

of

store

closures

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

closures

than

openings

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

store

closures

reaching their lowest point at 500, and new

store

openings

also

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

number

of

closures

stabilized at

this

low level,

while

the

number

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

However

, in the final year,

store

openings

declined again to 3,000.