How to Use brick-and-mortar in a Sentence

brick-and-mortar

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  • For the first time, online retailers have displaced brick-and-mortar stores as the preferred way to shop.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The bakery was forced to move to a delivery model from its physical brick-and-mortar location.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • 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.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Both digitally and at brick-and-mortar stores, holiday discounts are being offered earlier.
    Kolbe Nelson, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Baltimore-area retailers said the convenience of the online marketplace creates an ongoing challenge for brick-and-mortar stores.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Shipping delays and logistical challenges this holiday season drive more consumers back to brick-and-mortar stores to avoid the uncertainty of late deliveries.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The next step was a brick-and-mortar store in Bowling Green and the second truck rolling in Louisville.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The food stall marks Ervin’s second brick-and-mortar eatery.
    Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 8 June 2023
  • Might that mean a future brick-and-mortar home in New York?
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Plans are for its brick-and-mortar spot to open this summer.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Available both online and in the bricks-and-mortar gift shop.
    Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The first brick-and-mortar Te’jun restaurant opened in 2017 in Robinson.
    Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
  • The store is part of a growing trend of brick-and-mortar Trump stores popping up around the country.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
  • First announced in 2023, the Store of the Future concept is for brick-and-mortar Walmart stores.
    Emily Deletter, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • He's had a taco truck for more than a decade and tried his hand at a brick-and-mortar location before.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The outdoor brand opened its first brick-and-mortar retail shop in Portland in April last year.
    oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The purchase makes Sony the latest studio to buy its own brick-and-mortar theater.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
  • Next, Johnson and Cooper plan to make moves toward a brick-and-mortar space all their own.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Their parents are more likely to shop online than at a brick-and-mortar store.
    Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • And soon, New York transplants and local converts alike will be able to nosh at Tali’s new brick-and-mortar space.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
  • Macy’s brick-and-mortar sales fell 7% year-on-year last quarter.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Which brick-and-mortar shopping hubs are still thriving, and what's going on with them?
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2023
  • Some folks like using these brick-and-mortar stores to return items in person though.
    WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Serna doesn’t think Dillard’s position is strong enough to gain share in the brick-and-mortar space.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The process of going into a brick-and-mortar store to try on clothes is generally not for me.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Finally, about three years ago, the Duvalls began looking for the right place to make the jump to a brick-and-mortar restaurant.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The four original members of the food truck crew followed Tran to the bricks-and-mortar Muoi Tieu — two as line cooks and the others as managers.
    Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • It’s been going well enough for Hall to launch the cart’s sister concept, a brick-and-mortar store called Kawaii Candy & Karaoke.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2024
  • While getting ready to open the restaurant, Brittany inspired her sister to start a brick-and-mortar of her own.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
  • This is Najah Roberts, a founder of one of the few brick-and-mortar cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.
    WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023

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