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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Today, the brick-and-mortar in Savannah features only products whose ingredients have been rigorously reviewed, in addition to products that have been formulated by Bucci herself, such as her award-winning Everywhere Oil.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
The project, Lost and Found, is targeting an opening as early as January or February and will include a brick-and-mortar home for the popular Pizza Lolo, a bar led by Jamie White of Tiger Bar and Pearl Diver, and a wine shop called Birdie’s, focusing on natural wines for on-site consumption.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Since then, the couple's operation has ballooned to include its food cart, food truck and a brick-and-mortar restaurant.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Freitag has brought its circularity-for-consumers workshop to its flagship brick-and-mortar.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
The project, Lost and Found, is targeting an opening as early as January or February and will include a brick-and-mortar home for the popular Pizza Lolo, a bar led by Jamie White of Tiger Bar and Pearl Diver, and a wine shop called Birdie’s, focusing on natural wines for on-site consumption.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Since then, the couple's operation has ballooned to include its food cart, food truck and a brick-and-mortar restaurant.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Freitag has brought its circularity-for-consumers workshop to its flagship brick-and-mortar.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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