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store closure
[/stɔːr ˈkloʊʒər/]
noun
pl: store closures
fechamento de loja
1.
The permanent or temporary shutdown of a retail establishment
The store closure affected hundreds of employees in the region.
O fechamento da loja afetou centenas de funcionários da região.
2.
The act or process of closing a store
The company announced multiple store closures due to declining sales.
A empresa anunciou múltiplos fechamentos de lojas devido às vendas em declínio.
Synonyms
shop closure
retail closure
store shutdown
business closure
Antonyms
store opening
store expansion
grand opening
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
fechamento de loja
Most common usage in Brazil
Brazil
encerramento de loja
More formal alternative
Portugal
encerramento de loja
Preferred in European Portuguese
Brazil
fechamento de comércio
When referring to general commercial establishments
Related Idioms & Phrases
going out of business
shutting down operations
downsizing retail footprint
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