Shop Closures and Openings 2011-2018

The graph illustrates the data of one country Suggested change: between the years 2011 and 2018between the years 2011 and 20181between the year 2011 and 2018, Suggested change: the number of shops that closedthe number of shops that closed2the amount of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened. It is clear that the shop closures nose-dived in the year 2015 while the shop openings Suggested change: declined overalldeclined overall3are in a gradual decline.

Suggested change: In 2011, overIn 2011, over5In 2011, Over 8,000 shops opened but a significant decline was observed in the following year. After that Suggested change: there was a steady increase until 2014.there was a steady increase until 2014.6there is steady increase till 2014. Meanwhile, the Suggested change: approximate number of closuresapproximate number of closures7exact number of shops closed was slightly above 6000 in 2011, which rose to more than 7000 in the year 2013.

About 4000 shops opened in 2015, which Suggested change: remained relatively stable before droppingremained relatively stable before dropping8dipped through the years and finally 3000 shops opened in the year 2018. On the other hand, the number of shops that shut down Suggested change: plummetedplummeted9plummeted significantly to below 1000 in Suggested change: 2015. After that,2015. After that,102015, After that Suggested change: there was a significant increasethere was a significant increase11there has been a significant increase in the Suggested change: number of closed shopsnumber of closed shops12amount of shops closed as it went over 5000 in 2018.

Suggested change: In conclusion, in the beginningIn conclusion, in the beginning13In conclusion, In the beginning the number of shops opened did affect the number of shops that opened and coincided in the year 2014, However, it became independent of each other in the years that followed.