Closing up a shop for the day (finishing daily business and shutting the store).
もうすぐ店じまいなので、閉店セールをしています。
We're about to close for the day, so we're holding a closing sale.
夜十一時に店じまいをして帰宅した。
I closed the shop at 11 PM and went home.
スタッフ同士で手分けして店じまいの準備をする。
The staff split tasks to prepare for closing the shop.
Stopping business; going out of business (closing a shop permanently).
老舗が店じまいを発表し、地域の人々が驚いた。
A long-established shop announced it was closing down, and people in the neighborhood were surprised.
採算が取れず、来月に店じまいをする予定だ。
Because it's not profitable, we plan to close the business next month.
夫婦で経営していた店を店じまいして、田舎に帰った。
They closed the shop they ran as a couple and returned to the countryside.