Retail shops (7)
(Other definitions for emporia that I've seen before include "Large retail shops" , "sales outlets" , "Large stores" , "I'm a rope (anag)" , "Trading centres" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">retail shops</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for outlets that I've seen before include "Vents" , "Discharge pipes; shops" , "selling places" , "Place for retailing goods" , "Retail shops" .)