the graph below show the number of shops that closed and the number o fnewshops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.

The chart illustrates the total count of

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of existing shops and

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the new ones in a part of the world from 2011 to 2018.

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,

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there are downward trends for both types of stores, the

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of

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experienced a substantial decline in comparison to

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.

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, the proportion of

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experienced a dramatic dip during seven years. It is noticeable the

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had the highest figure at the beginning

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2011. From 2011 to 2014, the

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of

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started with nearly 8,500 stores, falling significantly to just under 4,000, and

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rose to slightly more than 6,000.

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, the figure for

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displayed a fluctuation, starting from nearly 6,000.

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it reached a peak of over 7,000 in 2013. From 2014 to 2016,

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the

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of

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decreased to approximately 5,000 stores, exhibiting a significant dip in 2015, the

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stood at 4,000. For the rest of the years, the

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of

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remained stable at nearly 5,000 but the

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decreased gradually to 3,000.