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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Barry had been appointed in April 2020, at the height of pandemic uncertainty, when stay-at-home orders made foot traffic to brick-and-mortar retailers like Best Buy nearly impossible.
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Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Amazon, which doesn’t have a sprawling brick-and-mortar footprint like its top retail competitors, has been expanding its Amazon Now 30-minute delivery service to major metro areas.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Not in a sto’ no mo’ The end of physical gift cards effectively severs Valve’s last link to the old brick-and-mortar retail world that Steam so effectively killed across the PC gaming landscape.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
At Miami-Dade County’s only Ethiopian brick-and-mortar, every plate is a passport to African flavor.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
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Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Amazon, which doesn’t have a sprawling brick-and-mortar footprint like its top retail competitors, has been expanding its Amazon Now 30-minute delivery service to major metro areas.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Not in a sto’ no mo’ The end of physical gift cards effectively severs Valve’s last link to the old brick-and-mortar retail world that Steam so effectively killed across the PC gaming landscape.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
At Miami-Dade County’s only Ethiopian brick-and-mortar, every plate is a passport to African flavor.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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