emporium vs shop

emporium

noun
  • A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods. 

  • A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term). 

  • A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace. 

shop

noun
  • An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies. 

  • Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor. 

  • A large garage where vehicle mechanics work. 

  • A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill. 

  • An establishment where a barber or beautician works. 

  • A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop. 

  • An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. 

  • Discussion of business or professional affairs. 

verb
  • To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.). 

  • To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph. 

  • To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority. 

  • To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise. 

  • To imprison. 

How often have the words emporium and shop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )