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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were established and shut down from 2011 to 2018. In general, there were more

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openings over the period, compared with the closures. In 2011, there were 8,500

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entering the market,

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only approximately 6,500

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went bankrupt. In 2012, both groups experienced a considerable fall, before bouncing back in the following year, with the

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of

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closures reaching its peak at 7,000. The

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of

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that opened continued to grow to 6,000 in 2014,

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back to 4,000 by 2015.

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, the

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of

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that exited the market observed an unexpected plunge, hitting its lowest point at 500 in 2015. In 2016, the

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of

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closures surpassed the other group, with the figure of 5,000 and

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off until the end of the period. Meanwhile, after remaining around 4,000 from 2016-2017, the

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of

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openings reduced again, falling to 3,000 by 2018.