The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shop that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.

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of stores closed and opened within one country from 2011 to 2018.

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, the

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of shops that opened starts ahead of closed ones, but during the period it changes and tends to decrease.

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closures

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experienced fluctuations. In detail, the

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of opened markets hit a peak

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8700

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of 8700

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in 2011,

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closures

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6500 at that time. In 2012,

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openings sharply decreased

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4000 and after that gradually rose above 6000 in 2014 before

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to 4000 in 2015. Between 2015 and 2017 it stabilize around 4000 to 4200. In 2018,

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openings hit a low by decreasing to 3000.

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closures

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started at 6500 in 2011 and slightly decreased to 6000

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2012.

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the time period between 2012 to 2014 store

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fluctuated

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5900 to 7100 before very sharply

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to about 700 in 2015.

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dramatic drop,

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rebounded significantly to about 5,100 in 2016 and remained relatively stable for the next two years, ending at roughly 5,300 in 2018.