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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The concept duly repaid his faith, with the move to a bricks-and-mortar shop in London’s Cecil Court, a renowned centre of the book trade within a year.
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Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In January, Skolnick added a matcha from the coastal city of Ise in Japan to her Couplet portfolio, using it in her bricks-and-mortar shop and also selling it wholesale to other L.A. businesses like Café Tropical and Lemon Poppy Kitchen.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
But Pruitt, who had met Cameron while planning a documentary about him, helped launch a virtual museum—a robust online site with more than 3,700 pages frequented by international scholars—and finally opened a brick-and-mortar location on the original site in 2022.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
On Saturday, the president used his digital bully pulpit to call out Walmart, posting on Truth Social that America's largest brick-and-mortar retailer should insulate its customers from any price hikes.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 19 May 2025
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Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In January, Skolnick added a matcha from the coastal city of Ise in Japan to her Couplet portfolio, using it in her bricks-and-mortar shop and also selling it wholesale to other L.A. businesses like Café Tropical and Lemon Poppy Kitchen.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
But Pruitt, who had met Cameron while planning a documentary about him, helped launch a virtual museum—a robust online site with more than 3,700 pages frequented by international scholars—and finally opened a brick-and-mortar location on the original site in 2022.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
On Saturday, the president used his digital bully pulpit to call out Walmart, posting on Truth Social that America's largest brick-and-mortar retailer should insulate its customers from any price hikes.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 19 May 2025
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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