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 first was a food truck that opened nine years ago and later became a bricks-and-mortar operation in downtown Elgin.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The chef first opened a food truck in Chicago, and debuted his first brick-and-mortar in Scottsdale in 2022.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The group opened its first brick-and-mortar in 2019 in SoMa after running a successful pop-up.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The Japanese tech company has operated in Russia since 2006, but after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine began scaling back operations, halting console shipments and closing online and brick-and-mortar stores.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
The chef first opened a food truck in Chicago, and debuted his first brick-and-mortar in Scottsdale in 2022.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The group opened its first brick-and-mortar in 2019 in SoMa after running a successful pop-up.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
The Japanese tech company has operated in Russia since 2006, but after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine began scaling back operations, halting console shipments and closing online and brick-and-mortar stores.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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