Thesaurus results for EMPORIUM

emporium

noun

im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm

Definition of emporium

as in store

an establishment where goods are sold to consumers an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want

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Recent Examples of emporium The merchants arrive on the heels of the opening of Asia Live, a two-story restaurant and food emporium at Valley Fair, and the launch of Sukoshi, a lifestyle and beauty retailer that specializes in products from South Korea, Japan and China. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Reid McVey, a college student studying fashion design who works at the archival designer emporium Desert Vintage, started following Roth for his Met Gala looks but stayed for his everyday maximalism. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 Adorned with retro wooden paneling, flashes of pistachio-green and pink Formica, and architectural murals that reimagine the glass decoration of Milan’s famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele shopping emporium, the space evokes a classic Milanese café. — Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026 My childhood bookstore, which my brother-in-law now owns, relocated to facilitate a massive jewelry emporium. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for emporium

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For the Bills fans, the store opening is bringing a slice of home and Upstate New York.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
Frosted glass walls reveal a garden of oversize, colorful leather flowers, while wood and leather, recurring materials in Polène’s stores, appear in the furnishings.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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What to do nearby A stone’s throw away is the Water Street Market, a complex of shops that includes an antiques mall, the Grazery café, and a neighborhood tavern called Parish.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The result is Pedder Arcade, which offers six shops, a bar and a coffee shop targeted mainly to men on the fifth floor of the city’s Pedder Building.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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One of the big shows coming to the international market at the MIPCOM programming bazaar in Cannes this week was Einstein, the long-in-the-making series from CBS Studios with Paramount Global Content Distribution across sales.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Fox Entertainment Global is rolling into Mipcom with a uniquely diverse slate of shows to shop at the annual Cannes programming bazaar.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

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