bricks and mortar

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• brick and mortar, brick-and-mortar, bricks-and-mortar

[edit] Noun

bricks and mortar (uncountable)

1. {{business{{ Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. Used to contrast an internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.

   • "E-commerce is not the kiss of death for big, traditional brick-and-mortar business." - Judy Kong (2000), in a report on the ICE Conference. "Non Traditional Clicks and Mortar Businesses:(Dinosaurs) Learn to Fly". Retrieved 2005-03-05.