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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Future plans for Maya’s Cookies include a third brick-and-mortar location, possibly in Los Angeles, where Madsen said the company gets a vast amount of online orders.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, shares in top Vegas stalwarts that have both digital gambling apps and a significant brick-and-mortar casino presence were also down—but not as much as their online-centric peers.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Then in 2024, the restaurant announced plans to open a brick-and-mortar store in Milwaukee.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
This marks the brand’s second brick-and-mortar presence in Asia-Pacific and its first in Southwest China.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, shares in top Vegas stalwarts that have both digital gambling apps and a significant brick-and-mortar casino presence were also down—but not as much as their online-centric peers.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Then in 2024, the restaurant announced plans to open a brick-and-mortar store in Milwaukee.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025
This marks the brand’s second brick-and-mortar presence in Asia-Pacific and its first in Southwest China.
—Li Jun, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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