brick-and-mortar
adjective
brick-and-mor·tar
ˈbrik-ən(d)-ˈmȯr-tər 
variants
or bricks-and-mortar
: relating to or being a traditional business serving customers in a building as contrasted to an online business
a brick-and-mortar store
Examples of brick-and-mortar in a Sentence
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The store-within-a-store concept offered Chicago shoppers an opportunity to buy Toys R Us products in person since the company moved primarily to online sales after closing its brick-and-mortar locations in the wake of its 2017 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
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Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
Its plans to reinvent brick-and-mortar shopping through technology haven’t gone as planned.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 9 May 2024
The complexes, which typically span 100,000 square feet, provide the brick-and-mortar infrastructure underlying the explosion of the AI sector.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 May 2024
This year Skims is aggressively moving into its next phase, one that will see the Hollywood company enter the competitive bricks-and-mortar space for the first time.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres said the city should always make sure small businesses have the opportunity and resources to open up a brick-and-mortar location downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
The brick-and-mortar site has been operating for a little over a month, and Bahati has been appreciative of the patronage that Crystal Nugs has received.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
The bills under discussion would put sports wagering under control of the state’s Native American tribes, at both their brick-and-mortar casinos and off the reservations via lucrative mobile apps.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
The new strategy will see more top-of-the-line apparel, accessories, and beauty products on the site and in the brick-and-mortar stores, though.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2024
Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
Its plans to reinvent brick-and-mortar shopping through technology haven’t gone as planned.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 9 May 2024
The complexes, which typically span 100,000 square feet, provide the brick-and-mortar infrastructure underlying the explosion of the AI sector.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 May 2024
This year Skims is aggressively moving into its next phase, one that will see the Hollywood company enter the competitive bricks-and-mortar space for the first time.
—Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres said the city should always make sure small businesses have the opportunity and resources to open up a brick-and-mortar location downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
The brick-and-mortar site has been operating for a little over a month, and Bahati has been appreciative of the patronage that Crystal Nugs has received.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
The bills under discussion would put sports wagering under control of the state’s Native American tribes, at both their brick-and-mortar casinos and off the reservations via lucrative mobile apps.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
The new strategy will see more top-of-the-line apparel, accessories, and beauty products on the site and in the brick-and-mortar stores, though.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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