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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 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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The line graph compares the
number
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 of
shop
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closures
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 and
openings
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 in a particular country from 2011 to 2018.
It is clear that
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 the
number
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 of both
closures
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 and
openings
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 decreased over the 7-year period. It is
also
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 noticeable that the trends of these respective figures mostly were in positive correlation. In 2011, 8500
shops
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 opened, being the highest amount among all figures.
In contrast
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, there were 6500 stores closed.
While
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 two counterparts both fell in 2012,
openings
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 saw a more significant
dropped
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drop
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that
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apply
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only 4000
shops
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 opened and 6000
shops
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 closed. Between 2012 to 2014, the
number
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 of
shop
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openings
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 showed a steady growth.
However
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, in 2013, it was the point when
shop
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closures
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 reached
its
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their
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 peak,
at
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with
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 approximately 7000
shops
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 closed. In 2015, the
number
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 of
shop
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closures
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 underwent a dramatic fall to below 1000,
while
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 the equivalent figures
also
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 saw a slight fall to 4000. A year later,
closures
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 in
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shop
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shops
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 grew to 5000 and remained nearly stable in the following years. In
contast
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contrast
, the
number
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 of
opening
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openings
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 remained unchanged but fell to 3000 in 2018.

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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also, while".
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, shop, closures, openings, shops with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fell" was used 4 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • retail landscape
  • net growth
  • market dynamics
  • economic indicators
  • fluctuations
  • pivotal
  • consumption patterns
  • e-commerce
  • brick-and-mortar
  • downward/upward trend
  • stabilize
  • recession
  • boom
  • retail sector
  • closure rate
  • inauguration/opening rate
  • consumer market
  • saturate
  • commercial viability
  • profitability
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