an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want
Recent Examples on the WebThis multiroom ice-cream shop that doubles as a sweets and gift emporium is a storied establishment. Charles Passy, WSJ, 28 July 2022 It’s a giant, three-story emporium dedicated to Italian food and drink. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2022 Heidrun Kresse is a surprisingly affordable emporium of timeless pearl jewelry that shouldn’t be missed. Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 21 July 2022 Every year, tea lovers wait with bated breath for this Canadian tea emporium's calendar filled with flavors like fan-favorite Cream of Earl Grey as well as seasonal sips like Candy Cane Crush, Caramel Shortbread, and Fireside Mocha. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 8 July 2022 Last year, the company opened its third record store/rock club/wonder emporium, in London. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 But the Chinese chain's store—a dowdy counter surrounded by a few simple tables and chairs where a scrum of customers and delivery drivers jostle to pick up orders—couldn't be more different than its American rival's grand emporium. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 22 May 2022 The Plant Good Seed Company, his organic seed emporium out in Ojai, California, is now on a mission.Sunset Magazine, 28 Apr. 2022 Once the height of Atlanta society, then a head-turning zoo exhibit and magic emporium, mental health hospital, a dilapidated ruin, and, most recently, a movie and television set, the Briarcliff Mansion will soon start its next chapter. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 24 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos traveler, trader, from em-en- entry 2 + poros passage, journey — more at fare