The Market is the premier shopping experience in Forum City; possibly in all of the Realm.
While the lower floors, and particularly the first floor food court, resemble a common shopping mall, the businesses become more specialized as the customer ascends.
Moreover, what a storefront shows is not the full story of what a discerning buyer can purchase. Valued customers are ushered into back rooms to be treated to the very best of what money and status can buy.