Vacant spaces on the East Shore: More than 100 empty stores including a number of former big box retailers Updated Mar 05, 2021; Facebook Share While the West Shore has a number of empty retail spaces, the East Shore area surrounding Harrisburg seems to have many more. Bon-Ton, HHGregg, A.C. Moore and Wolf Furniture have all closed for good in recent years, leaving behind large, vacant stores on the East shore, some of which have been empty for years. Other retailers like Macy’s have closed stores as they try to focus on more profitable regions. And the empty spaces didn’t just pop up yesterday as the “retail apocalypse” has been going on for years. But last year’s shutdowns, capacity restrictions and a decrease in foot traffic related to COVID-19 have left numerous retailers closing their doors.