The line graph illustrates the annual revenues of three department stores, Grand Mall, Owens, and J and W, in a UK city over the period from 2001 to 2015.
Grand Mall showed a growth trajectory, to 40 million pounds by 2003 and reaching its maximum of about 50 million pounds in 2004. However, this upward trend was not sustained; revenues decreased to about 40 million pounds by 2007 and further declined to 30 million pounds in 2011. By 2015, Grand Mall couldn’t manage recovery, closing at 26 million pounds.
In contrast, Owens’ revenues were more stable, fluctuating slightly between 30 million pounds and 40 million pounds until 2006, but falling significantly to 20 million pounds by 2008. There was no change until 2010, before recovering modestly to 26 million pounds by 2015.
Conversely, J&W’s revenue showed a different trend. With no recorded revenue from 2001 to 2006, 20 million pounds in 2007, followed by a steady rise to 35 million by 2010. The most significant growth came after 2010, peaking at 50 million pounds by 2015; outperforming both Grand Mall and Owens at the end.