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
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Chamberlin is bullish on the Australian consumer — 4,000 of them inquired about the brand to him directly in the past year — and he was attracted to Mecca’s philosophy on brick-and-mortar.
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James Manso, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
Barnes & Noble opened 57 stores in 2024 and plans to open at least 60 in 2025, part of a surprising revival for brick-and-mortar bookshops.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 1 Feb. 2025
Despite years of growth and success on social media as a fitness instructor, Winters-Casiano still had a long-term dream: To open a bricks-and-mortar space for group fitness.
—Mariah Guzman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The team behind one of our Best New Restaurants of 2023 is opening an Indian Chinese restaurant in a Los Angeles strip mall, and a Cambodian pop-up with an ardent fan base will move into a brick-and-mortar space in New York’s Crown Heights.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 28 Jan. 2025
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James Manso, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
Barnes & Noble opened 57 stores in 2024 and plans to open at least 60 in 2025, part of a surprising revival for brick-and-mortar bookshops.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 1 Feb. 2025
Despite years of growth and success on social media as a fitness instructor, Winters-Casiano still had a long-term dream: To open a bricks-and-mortar space for group fitness.
—Mariah Guzman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
The team behind one of our Best New Restaurants of 2023 is opening an Indian Chinese restaurant in a Los Angeles strip mall, and a Cambodian pop-up with an ardent fan base will move into a brick-and-mortar space in New York’s Crown Heights.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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