1Closing up shop for the day; the act or time when a store finishes business for the day.
このスーパーは平日は22時に閉店する。
This supermarket closes at 10 PM on weekdays.
もう閉店なので、店員さんがレジを片付けている。
It's already closing time, so the clerk is tidying up the register.
2Stopping business; going out of business — permanently closing a shop or ceasing operations.
老舗が閉店し、地元の人たちは寂しそうだった。
The long-established shop closed down, and the locals seemed saddened.
コロナ禍で多くの店が閉店を余儀なくされた。
Many stores were forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic.