emporiums

variants also emporia
plural of emporium
as in stores
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 emporiums The thoroughfare is already home to Stefano Ricci, Mayfair Gallery, and countless prestigious flagships, emporiums, and eateries. Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 July 2026 The 2026 Prix Versailles laureates named the most beautiful airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, museums, emporiums, hotels and restaurants in the world. Finch Walker, USA Today, 25 June 2026 After soaking in the history and charm of the Duomo, walk over to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of the world’s oldest shopping emporiums with outposts from Prada to Gucci. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026 In addition to airports, Prix Versailles also recognized projects across several other categories, including campuses, passenger stations, sports venues, museums, emporiums, hotels and restaurants. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026 Each year since 2015, the Prix Versailles World Jury has awarded 24 prizes across eight categories — airports, campuses, passenger stations, sports, museums, emporiums, and hotels and restaurants. Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026 By the nineteen-nineties, Uniclo had expanded to more than a hundred locations, many of them barnlike roadside emporiums where customers could pull in and grab a pack of underwear. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emporiums
Noun
  • The tortilleria came to the states with the name La Nueva De Zacatecas, and now has 10 stores across Dallas-Fort Worth.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Scams targeting individuals—fake online stores, romance scams, investment fraud and impersonation schemes—have generally been viewed as a separate problem.
    Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Today, some bright spots aside, the Art Deco District’s historic commercial spine is a drab length of vacant and unkempt storefronts, smoke shops, liquor stores, fast-food outlets, cheap T-shirt emporia and other varieties of tourist trap.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The market usually features live music, local artisan vendors, and booths from shops throughout the district.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Bajwa transports you into the heart of Amritsar, with its glitzy bazaars, dusty slums, and plush mansions.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
  • The company also hosts local bazaars for makers to sell their wares.
    Matt Cortina, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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