Marketplace (disambiguation)

A marketplace is the space in which a market operates.

Marketplace may also refer to:

Health

Media

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Technology

Other uses

See also

The MarketPlace

The MarketPlace Limited is a grocery store chain in Bermuda. As of 2011 the chain had eight locations. The corporate headquarters is located within the chain's Hamilton MarketPlace location, the largest grocery store in Bermuda. The MarketPlace caters to both Bermuda residents and to vacationers.

The chain was founded by the Crisson Family in 1939, and was originally called Piggly Wiggly Limited, with each store having the name "Piggly Wiggly." In 1946 the company was purchased by the Pimental Family, and in 1950 was purchased by Mr. Fernance Perry. In March 1979 Alvin Ferreira purchased the operations of the Piggly Wiggly Limited chain; since he already operated another store, the Modern Mart, the Piggly Wiggly Limited chain was expanded to five stores. In 1981 the chain was renamed The MarketPlace Ltd., with the five stores following suit. In 1987 the chain acquired the A-1 Paget and A-1 Smith stores, so the chain now had seven stores. In 1994 the chain acquired the Shopping Centre Limited grocery store.

The Marketplace (series)

The Marketplace series comprises six novels by Laura Antoniou, which describe the experiences of the participants in a highly ritualized fictional BDSM secret society. The Marketplace is notable for being focused as much on character development as erotica, and for the pansexual nature of its setting.

The main thread through these books is the idea of the Marketplace, a secret society of both masters and slaves dedicated to full immersion into a lifestyle of total power exchange in which the slaves have no rights or power after they sign their "slave contract". The contracts are not legally binding, but the agreements have effective power in the context of the novels because any slave, or owner, who violates the contract terms can be ostracized from the secret community of the marketplace—for those whose desires and orientations lead them to membership in that community, being prevented from participating is a very strong motivation to follow the terms of the contracts.