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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 |
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| *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. |
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− | *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. |
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− | 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] |
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| [[Category: Economics]] | | [[Category: Economics]] |
| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |