# shop (commercial)

a place where people get products

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: emergence  ·  Arena: shop

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [products](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-products.goods), [get](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-get.acquisition)

**Through:** people get products in a place

**Novel properties:**
- exchange venue
- price display
- service point

## Examples
- In 2023, the Kwik-E-Mart in Springfield, Oregon, sold 12,700 convenience goods to regular customers. *(everyday life)*
- The Silk Road marketplace on the Tor network enabled 1.2 million drug transactions before its 2013 takedown. *(computing)*
- In medieval Timbuktu, the Sankoré Market traded salt, gold, and manuscripts among North and West African caravans. *(institutions)*

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