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==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : an open square or place in a [[town]] where markets or [[public]] sales are held  

*1a : an open square or place in a [[town]] where markets or [[public]] sales are held  

*3: a [[sphere]] in which intangible [[values]] compete for [[acceptance]] <the marketplace of [[ideas]]>

*3: a [[sphere]] in which intangible [[values]] compete for [[acceptance]] <the marketplace of [[ideas]]>

==Description==

==Description==

A '''marketplace''' is the [[space]], [[actual]], [[virtual]] or [[metaphor]]ical, in which a market operates. The term is also used in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark trademark] law context to denote the actual consumer [[environment]], ie. the 'real world' in which [[products]] and [[services]] are provided and consumed.

A '''marketplace''' is the [[space]], [[actual]], [[virtual]] or [[metaphor]]ical, in which a market operates. The term is also used in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark trademark] law context to denote the actual consumer [[environment]], ie. the 'real world' in which [[products]] and [[services]] are provided and consumed.

==Marketplaces and street markets==

==Marketplaces and street markets==

A marketplace is a location where [[goods]] and [[services]] are exchanged. The [[traditional]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_square market square] is a [[city]] square where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise. This kind of market is very old, and countless such markets are still in operation around the whole world.

A marketplace is a location where [[goods]] and [[services]] are exchanged. The [[traditional]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_square market square] is a [[city]] square where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise. This kind of market is very old, and countless such markets are still in operation around the whole world.

*In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_America North America] such markets fell out of [[favor]], but renewed interest in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_food local food] has caused the reinvention of this type of market, called farmers' markets, in many towns and cities.

*In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_America North America] such markets fell out of [[favor]], but renewed interest in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_food local food] has caused the reinvention of this type of market, called farmers' markets, in many towns and cities.

*In Europe, especially in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain Britain], street markets, as well as "marketplaces" (covered places where merchants have stalls, but not entire stores) are commonplace. Both resellers and producers sell their wares to the public.

*In Europe, especially in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France France] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain Britain], street markets, as well as "marketplaces" (covered places where merchants have stalls, but not entire stores) are commonplace. Both resellers and producers sell their wares to the public.

*In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France Australia], the largest "open air" market is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Market Queen Victoria Market] - at seven hectares (17 acres), in Melbourne, which is also the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

*In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France Australia], the largest "open air" market is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Market Queen Victoria Market] - at seven hectares (17 acres), in Melbourne, which is also the largest in the Southern Hemisphere.

*Markets are often temporary, with stalls only present for one or two days a week ("market days"), however some (such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_Market Camden] Market in London, UK) are open every day of the week. Such markets are normally specialist—the various stalls of Camden Market, along with the shops associated with it, sell a variety of alternative lifestyle products ranging from clothes and jewellery to CDs, instruments and furniture. An example of a large market is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatuchak_weekend_market Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok].

*Markets are often temporary, with stalls only present for one or two days a week ("market days"), however some (such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_Market Camden] Market in London, UK) are open every day of the week. Such markets are normally specialist—the various stalls of Camden Market, along with the shops associated with it, sell a variety of alternative lifestyle products ranging from clothes and jewellery to CDs, instruments and furniture. An example of a large market is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatuchak_weekend_market Chatuchak weekend market in Bangkok].

*Some large markets have become permanent [[institutions]] comparable to shopping malls. One example is the huge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-Kilometer_Market Seventh-Kilometer Market] near Odessa, Ukraine.

*Some large markets have become permanent [[institutions]] comparable to shopping malls. One example is the huge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-Kilometer_Market Seventh-Kilometer Market] near Odessa, Ukraine.

The [[Roman]] term for market, still in use in a related sense, is [[forum]]. The modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall shopping mall] can be seen as an extension of this [[concept]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketplace]

The [[Roman]] term for market, still in use in a related sense, is [[forum]]. The modern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_mall shopping mall] can be seen as an extension of this [[concept]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marketplace]

[[Category: Economics]]

[[Category: Economics]]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]