Emporium (Baku)
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| Emporium | |
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 Exterior of Emporium (2023) | |
 Interactive map of the Emporium area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Open |
| Type | Department store |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | Port Baku Towers 151 Neftchilar Avenue, Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°22′30″N 49°51′37″E / 40.37500°N 49.86028°E |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Owner | Sinteks LLC |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 12,500 square feet (1,160 m2) of selling space |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Garde Studio |
| Other information | |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Website | |
| emporium | |
Emporium is a department store operating in the city of Baku. The department store offers clothing, accessories, cosmetics and perfumery, jewellery goods and home items belonging to world‑brands. The department store is located within the Port Baku complex.
The department store offers products of more than 500 international brands.[1] It has an area of 12,500 m² and is the largest department store in Azerbaijan.[1] Among the brands represented in the department store are, from the Kering group:Saint Laurent, Gucci and Bottega Veneta; from the LVMH group: Fendi, Dior, Guerlain, Hermès, Loewe; from the Estée Lauder Group: Estée Lauder, Tom Ford, Kilian Paris, Bobbi Brown; and independently Prada, Miu Miu, Jacquemus, Alexander Wang, Chanel, Jimmy Choo, Dr. Vranjes Firenze, Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, Ralph Lauren, etc.
Emporium, acting as a platform offering famous world‑brands, has cooperated exclusively[2] with McQueen and hosted several fashion shows as an industry leader.[3][4] The department store accepts around 400,000 visitors annually, over 60,000 of whom are tourists.[5]
The first Emporium store in Baku, located in a historic building on Neftchilar Avenue and covering an area of 700 m², was opened in 2005. This store was one of the venues in Azerbaijan presenting international fashion brands.[1]
In 2008, the company opened its second store called “Emporium Scoop”, and in 2011 in the Port Baku Towers complex, designed by the Japanese firm GARDE, it opened a 2,500 m² store.[6]
In 2014, at the address Port Baku Mall, the store was formed as a 12,500 m², three‑floor department store and the stores “Emporium Men” and “Emporium Young” were launched. The main architectural projects for these spaces were also prepared by the GARDE design studio.[7][8]
Building and architecture
In the interior design of the department store, elements of East and West are combined: marble surfaces, textured stone wall claddings, and a harmony of wood materials create open and planned environments. Within Emporium’s concept, the GARDE architecture studio enriched the interior with avant‑garde, ethnic and minimalist styles. As a central element: marble and perforated metal elements, stepped podiums and specially designed niches; navigation panels and large screens created a modern experience atmosphere.[9]
