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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These are the very items that have become increasingly difficult for shoppers to access, as they are often locked behind glass shelves in brick-and-mortar stores.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Available both online and in the bricks-and-mortar gift shop.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Hamilton Watch officially opened its first U.S. brick-and-mortar store in Lancaster, Pa., a fitting return to the roots of the company that was founded in 1892 in this picturesque city in the middle of Pennsylvania farm country.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The bakery will expand into a brick-and-mortar shop at 15466 Los Gatos Blvd in Spring 2025.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Available both online and in the bricks-and-mortar gift shop.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Hamilton Watch officially opened its first U.S. brick-and-mortar store in Lancaster, Pa., a fitting return to the roots of the company that was founded in 1892 in this picturesque city in the middle of Pennsylvania farm country.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The bakery will expand into a brick-and-mortar shop at 15466 Los Gatos Blvd in Spring 2025.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Brick-and-mortar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brick-and-mortar. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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