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 brick-and-mortar Harbaugh gets to face off against scheme wizard Sean McVay.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
People sating their desires for food and company no longer need seedy hotels or hastily arranged Facebook events, now that brick-and-mortar spaces like Aikens’s restaurant exist.
—Victoria M. Walker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026
Vintage Store Day invites shoppers to explore brick-and-mortar stores through passport crawls, trolley tours, and shopping circuits, turning vintage districts into destination events.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Its closest brick-and-mortar competitor is the nearly 800-store strong Office Depot/OfficeMax duo, now owned by Atlas Holdings after a $1 billion acquisition last year.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
People sating their desires for food and company no longer need seedy hotels or hastily arranged Facebook events, now that brick-and-mortar spaces like Aikens’s restaurant exist.
—Victoria M. Walker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026
Vintage Store Day invites shoppers to explore brick-and-mortar stores through passport crawls, trolley tours, and shopping circuits, turning vintage districts into destination events.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Its closest brick-and-mortar competitor is the nearly 800-store strong Office Depot/OfficeMax duo, now owned by Atlas Holdings after a $1 billion acquisition last year.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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