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
Examples of brick-and-mortar in a Sentence
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The new strategy will see more top-of-the-line apparel, accessories, and beauty products on the site and in the brick-and-mortar stores, though.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2024
In 2020, the owners of Courage Bagels, who initially peddled their wares from the basket of a bicycle, opened a brick-and-mortar store in Virgil Village, between East Hollywood and Silver Lake.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2024
Which is a bigger source of revenue for the company, ecommerce or brick-and-mortar stores?
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
By the same evaluation, brick-and-mortar businesses would see more than double that increase.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
What started off as an IG account, then became a website, is now also a brick-and-mortar location filled with archival and vintage pieces from a range of designers like Saint Laurent, Burberry, and Missoni.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Enjoy Asian cuisine from more than 60 vendors, from food trucks to bricks-and-mortar restaurants, spanning 15 different Asian food traditions.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
Jaz and Sam Sears of AZ Taco King — a Mexican restaurant chain in Arizona — said that TikTok helped turn their taco business from a street vending stand to four brick-and-mortar restaurants.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The annual celebration is back for its 17th year on Saturday, April 20, taking place at independent brick-and-mortar record stores around the world, including many here in metro Phoenix.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2024
In 2020, the owners of Courage Bagels, who initially peddled their wares from the basket of a bicycle, opened a brick-and-mortar store in Virgil Village, between East Hollywood and Silver Lake.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2024
Which is a bigger source of revenue for the company, ecommerce or brick-and-mortar stores?
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
By the same evaluation, brick-and-mortar businesses would see more than double that increase.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
What started off as an IG account, then became a website, is now also a brick-and-mortar location filled with archival and vintage pieces from a range of designers like Saint Laurent, Burberry, and Missoni.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024
Enjoy Asian cuisine from more than 60 vendors, from food trucks to bricks-and-mortar restaurants, spanning 15 different Asian food traditions.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2024
Jaz and Sam Sears of AZ Taco King — a Mexican restaurant chain in Arizona — said that TikTok helped turn their taco business from a street vending stand to four brick-and-mortar restaurants.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The annual celebration is back for its 17th year on Saturday, April 20, taking place at independent brick-and-mortar record stores around the world, including many here in metro Phoenix.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
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