emporium

Vast retail establishment

An emporium is a large retail store offering a wide variety of goods.

The word suggests abundance and old-fashioned commercial grandeur—think of a Victorian department store or a merchant's trading house.

Today it often appears in shop names aiming for nostalgic charm: Hank's Hardware Emporium.

The plural is emporia or emporiums.

market

bazaar

Open-air merchant district

  • soukTraditional Arab market
  • agoraGreek civic square
  • arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall

merchants · traders · vendors · stalls · commerce · trade · booths · mart · hawker · kiosk

retail

department store

Large multi-section retail establishment

inventory · warehouse · wholesale · checkout · cashier · purchase · transaction · sales · stock · aisle

variety

assortment

Mixed collection of things

collection · miscellany · medley · wares · goods · sundries · curiosities · novelties · knickknacks · trinkets

grandeur

palatial

Lavishly grand and spacious

grand · ornate · gilded · marble · chandelier · atrium · vaulted · columns · facade · establishment

exotic

spices

Aromatic food flavorings

incense · carpets · porcelain · jade · saffron · tea · perfumes · imports · rarities · treasures

Categories
Opposites
scale and variety of retail

emporiumboutique

Small specialized retail shop

specialty shop · kiosk · stall · pop-up shop · corner store

commercial vs. non-commercial space

emporiumdump

Waste disposal site

landfill · junkyard · warehouse · storage facility

commercial activity

emporiumpawnshop

Store lending against collateral

consignment shop · auction house · salvage yard · junkyard · scrapyard

Family

emporiums

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G