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 company has four brick-and-mortar stores in London — all in prime real estate locations — and one in Miami.
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 23 July 2025
This year, the company exploited the significant advantage of being able to also offer promotions at its 10,000-plus stores, highlighting Amazon’s glaring blind spot—an inability to establish a competitive presence in bricks-and-mortar retail.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
In addition to the brick-and-mortar presence, Vuori has widened its international digital footprint and is now live in 11 additional countries including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Portugal and Japan.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
That’s how professional snowboarder turned restaurateur Jordan Small, 31 years of age, described opening day of his first brick-and-mortar smashburger spot Small’s Smash Club in San Clemente.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
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Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 23 July 2025
This year, the company exploited the significant advantage of being able to also offer promotions at its 10,000-plus stores, highlighting Amazon’s glaring blind spot—an inability to establish a competitive presence in bricks-and-mortar retail.
—Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
In addition to the brick-and-mortar presence, Vuori has widened its international digital footprint and is now live in 11 additional countries including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Portugal and Japan.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
That’s how professional snowboarder turned restaurateur Jordan Small, 31 years of age, described opening day of his first brick-and-mortar smashburger spot Small’s Smash Club in San Clemente.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 18 July 2025
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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