# The Melting Pot World Emporium

> The Melting Pot World Emporium: independent Reno shop for festival clothing, art and unusual gifts.

- Trade: Retail
- Location: Las Vegas Valley (serves Reno / Northern Nevada)
- Website: https://www.meltingpotworldemporium.com/
- 702 Alliance status: Listed: researched from public sources, not yet claimed by the owner
- Profile: https://702alliance.com/members/melting-pot-world-emporium/

The Melting Pot World Emporium is now upstairs at Junkee on East Plumb Lane. That current location matters: older Reno listings still point to its former South Virginia Street address, while the shop's own website directs visitors to the new space.

## Eric and Monique's independent shop

Eric and Monique Baron are the owners behind The Melting Pot. Their business brings together clothing, art, jewelry and home objects, with a style shaped by travel, music and festival culture.

The owners' story describes sourcing trips to places including India, Nepal, Thailand and Bali. It also recounts vending at West Coast music and arts festivals. Those experiences help explain a shop whose assortment crosses conventional retail departments instead of concentrating on a single apparel category.

### What belongs in the emporium

Festival clothing and independent designs sit alongside jewelry, incense, candles and decorative pieces. Art and novelty items add another layer, giving the store a role as a place to browse for a distinctive object as well as an outfit.

The business has long connected its retail identity with the performing arts and event community. That background is part of its own history, while local coverage independently identifies the Barons and the Reno shop.

The present website is most useful as a guide to the physical store and its current location. Shoppers should contact The Melting Pot about a particular item rather than assume the online presence provides a complete, current checkout catalog.

Its move does not change the distinction between this independently operated business and the larger building that houses it. The practical destination is The Melting Pot's upstairs space at Junkee, where its mix of clothing, fragrance, art and gifts continues under the same emporium name.

## Contact The Melting Pot World Emporium

Upstairs at Junkee, 299 E Plumb Lane, Reno, NV 89502
[Business website](https://www.meltingpotworldemporium.com/)

Researched October 1, 2026. [Source 1](https://www.meltingpotworldemporium.com/); [Source 2](https://www.meltingpotworldemporium.com/our-story); [Source 3](https://renothisweek.com/meltingpotreno). This is an independent directory listing, not a claim that the owner has joined or installed a badge. For corrections or removal, [contact Cody](mailto:cody@702alliance.com). Listings are free; badges are optional.

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