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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But Chalhoub also has his sights set on America, with the company launching its mega-concept Level Shoes via e-commerce there and eyeing possible brick-and-mortar.
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Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Specifically, Ulta has opened its first stores in Mexico, marking the brand's brick-and-mortar international debut.
—Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Starting out as a popular pop-up at the Coachella music festival, Sumo Dog, a spot known for its hot dogs with a Japanese bent, opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Koreatown in 2017.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Biden advisers have met with officials operating 12 of the 13 presidential libraries with a brick-and-mortar presence that the National Archives and Records Administration manages.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
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Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Specifically, Ulta has opened its first stores in Mexico, marking the brand's brick-and-mortar international debut.
—Kori Hale, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Starting out as a popular pop-up at the Coachella music festival, Sumo Dog, a spot known for its hot dogs with a Japanese bent, opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Koreatown in 2017.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Biden advisers have met with officials operating 12 of the 13 presidential libraries with a brick-and-mortar presence that the National Archives and Records Administration manages.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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