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.

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of shop openings and

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in one country between 2011 and 2018. At first glance, it is evident that

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the

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of shop

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was lower than

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in 2011, it leapfrogged the

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of openings in 2018, reaching a higher

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than that. Looking at the details for

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, the

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of stores that opened was more than 6,000 in 2011. It had a fluctuation from 2011 to 2014 and

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, dropped significantly in 2015, reaching less than 1,000.

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, it compensated

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fall in 2016 and came back to 5,000.

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, it almost levelled off from 2016 to 2018. The

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of shop openings was at a peak of more than 8,000 in 2011, but it had a sudden fall in 2012 at

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4,000. After that, it rose gradually again to

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6,000 from

2012 to 2014. Another decrease was experienced in 2015 at 4,000, followed by a levelled-off over the next year.

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, after having a slight rise in 2017, it decreased moderately in 2018.