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brick-and-mortar

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Located or serving consumers in a physical facility as distinct from providing remote, especially online, services.

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Examples

  • Over the past decade, a wider threat has further crippled retailers - especially those tied to so-called brick-and-mortar stores in shopping malls.

    Retail Chains Try Facelifts to Lure Back Customers 2011

  • Over the past decade, a wider threat has further crippled retailers - especially those tied to so-called brick-and-mortar stores in shopping malls.

    Retail Chains Try Facelifts to Lure Back Customers 2011

  • Prices online are lower since Internet retailers don't have the overhead costs of many of their brick-and-mortar counterparts and, in nearly all states, they aren't required to collect sales tax.

    Markets Stagger; Google Buys; H-P Pivots 2011

  • It gives us no satisfaction to see another brick-and-mortar bookseller in trouble.

    Laura Munson: Books Without Borders Laura Munson 2011

  • At the same time, game distribution has shifted to the Internet from brick-and-mortar stores, putting more pressure on retailers.

    GameStop's Profit, Sales Slip Ian Sherr 2011

  • In the last few years, Internet sales have grown at a much faster clip than sales at brick-and-mortar retailers.

    Target to Launch Revamped Website Ann Zimmerman 2011

  • It gives us no satisfaction to see another brick-and-mortar bookseller in trouble.

    Laura Munson: Books Without Borders Laura Munson 2011

  • California brick-and-mortar retailers have said Amazon's compromise would unfairly reward the Internet giant.

    Amazon Offers Jobs in California in Exchange for Tax Reprieve John Letzing 2011

  • Retailers such as Office Depot Inc. and Best Buy Co., which declared in April that it plans to reduce its existing square footage by 10%, are renegotiating leases and shrinking on purpose in a belief that consumer spending habits will keep evolving toward smaller brick-and-mortar stores and nearly limitless online bazaars.

    Faded Malls Leave Cities in the Lurch Miguel Bustillo 2011

  • In 2010, for instance, Internet sales increased 10%, compared to 6% for brick-and-mortar stores, according to comScore Inc.

    Target to Launch Revamped Website Ann Zimmerman 2011

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