noun
empty store; vacant store
Refers to a shop or commercial space that is currently unoccupied or not in use.
この通りには空き店が増えている。
The number of vacant stores on this street is increasing.
空き店を改装して新しいカフェを開く予定だ。
We plan to renovate the empty store and open a new café.
空き家 means 'vacant house', while 空き店 specifically refers to a vacant shop or commercial space.
Compound of 空き (あき, 'empty, vacant') and 店 (みせ, 'store, shop').