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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Peter Do is opening the doors to his first brick-and-mortar pop-up shop for his new unisex, modular label PD-168.
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Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
After years on the local farmers market circuit, hoochMKE has opened its first brick-and-mortar in Bay View.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
And the explosion of buy now, pay later options online and at brick-and-mortar retailers has normalized taking on longer-term debt for purchases as small as food delivery.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
At Printemps, the fare is as much a part of the destination as the shopping, luring people off of their phones and into the brick-and-mortar spaces, encouraging exploration and the chance to linger.
—Regan Stephens, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Nov. 2025
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Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
After years on the local farmers market circuit, hoochMKE has opened its first brick-and-mortar in Bay View.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
And the explosion of buy now, pay later options online and at brick-and-mortar retailers has normalized taking on longer-term debt for purchases as small as food delivery.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
At Printemps, the fare is as much a part of the destination as the shopping, luring people off of their phones and into the brick-and-mortar spaces, encouraging exploration and the chance to linger.
—Regan Stephens, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for brick-and-mortar
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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