brick-and-mortar

American  

[brik-uhn-mawr-ter] / ˈbrɪk ənˈmɔr tər /

Also bricks-and-mortar

adjective

1. pertaining to conventional stores, businesses, etc., having physical buildings and facilities, as opposed to internet or remote services.

2. made of bricks and mortar.

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Etymology

Origin of brick-and-mortar

First recorded in 1860–65 brick-and-mortar for def. 2; brick-and-mortar def. 1 in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Six years after Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar grocery store in Woodland Hills, the e-commerce giant announced it’s closing all of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go locations.

From Los Angeles Times

The company said it will continue to invest in brick-and-mortar concepts that will resonate with customers.

From Los Angeles Times

With most shopping still happening at brick-and-mortar retail stores, Amazon also said it would continue to develop a “mass physical store format,” and said it was exploring “a new supercenter physical retail concept” that would allow customers to buy groceries, household basics and other items.

From MarketWatch

The e-commerce giant said Tuesday that some of its shuttered Amazon-branded brick-and-mortar stores would be converted into Whole Foods Market locations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Skims, launched by Kardashian and Chief Executive Jens Grede in 2019, began as an online store but has since expanded to brick-and-mortar stores nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times