brick and mortar

Brick and mortar (also bricks and mortar or B&M) refers to a physical presence of an organization or business in a building or other structure. The term brick-and-mortar business is often used to refer to a company that possesses or leases retail shops, factory production facilities, or warehouses for its operations.

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Digital Is The New Black: Rewriting Retail’s Rule Book For The Recovery And Beyond
Digital Is The New Black: Rewriting Retail’s Rule Book For The Recovery And Beyond
May 28, 2020  |  Retail

Now that the era of full-stop lockdown is coming to an end and economic reopenings are under way to one extent or another in all...

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Why It’s Too Soon To Count Out Brick and Mortar Retail
Why It’s Too Soon To Count Out Brick and Mortar Retail
May 01, 2020  |  Retail

Retail is not the same as it was at the beginning of 2020 — in fact, it isn’t the same as it was a mere...

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April 13, 2020  |  Banking

The definition of a bank was more or less unchanged for centuries. Then, within a matter of a few years, the old definitions have become...

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New Data Says Department Stores Have 40 Percent Chance Of Defaulting
New Data Says Department Stores Have 40 Percent Chance Of Defaulting
April 09, 2020  |  Retail

Former Rue21 CEO Bob Fisch said in a recent interview that department stores were “fossils” and belonged in museums only, and new market data doesn’t...

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Could TJX, Other Offline Retailers Regret Their eCommerce Abandonment?
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April 09, 2020  |  Retail

It seems like a year ago, but it was actually only March 8 when discount retailer Burlington announced that it was abandoning its admittedly watered-down...

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Breakup In Aisle Three: Retail Tech Goes The Distance
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April 01, 2020  |  Retail

That same voice calling for a cleanup in the produce aisle may also start telling people to break it up. With social distancing currently a...

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Costco Reduces Hours, Updates Return Policy Due To COVID-19
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March 30, 2020  |  Retail

Amid the COVID-19 situation, Costco is cutting back on its store hours and changing some of its policies. The warehouse club will not accept returns...

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How An eCommerce Startup Is Bringing UK’s High Street Home
March 30, 2020  |  Retail

If you can’t get shoppers to go to High Street, bring High Street to them. In fact, let them create their own High Street. That’s...

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AT&T Says It’s An ‘Essential’ Retailer – And GameStop Does, Too
AT&T Says It’s An ‘Essential’ Retailer – And GameStop Does, Too
March 24, 2020  |  Retail

The watchword in retail right now is “essential.” It is a critical issue for many retailers as federal, state and local governments close non-essential businesses...

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