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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Retail Pulse: Amazon Go Opens Second Store; Whole Foods Sees More Foot Traffic
Retail Pulse: Amazon Go Opens Second Store; Whole Foods Sees More Foot Traffic
August 31, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon, which has dived into the grocery business with its acquisition of Whole Foods, is moving its Amazon Go cashierless C-store beyond its corporate campus....

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Innovation-Seeking Big Brands Pop Up In Small Spaces
Innovation-Seeking Big Brands Pop Up In Small Spaces
August 30, 2018  |  Retail

Brands might want a space to test new concepts with shoppers in brick-and-mortar retail environments, but they don’t always want the time and expense involved...

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Sales Grow Following IPO
BJ’s Wholesale Club Sales Grow Following IPO
August 29, 2018  |  Retail

Following its initial public offering (IPO), sales are on the rise at BJ’s Wholesale Club. In the second quarter, net sales at the wholesale chain...

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Suppliers Wary Of Toys R Us Repeat
Suppliers Wary Of Toys R Us Repeat
August 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Toys R Us the store may already be a distant memory for shoppers – but for its suppliers, lessons learned from the retailer’s demise are...

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Sears Sparked By Amazon Effect As Tires Gain Ground
Sears Sparked By Amazon Effect As Tires Gain Ground
August 28, 2018  |  Retail

The problems bedeviling Sears are well-known. Retail is rendered, more and more, through digital means. Sales have been sliding. The company has been shuttering stores....

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Retail Chains Enjoy Brighter Prospects In Q2
Retail Chains Enjoy Brighter Prospects In Q2
August 28, 2018  |  Earnings

Conventional wisdom insists that malls and other brick-and-mortar merchants are a doomed species of retail, given the increasing dominance of Amazon and the growing tendencies...

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Retail Chains Find New Ways To Fight
Retail Chains Find New Ways To Fight
August 27, 2018  |  Retail

It’s a good time to be a retail chain. Yeah, really. The second quarter earnings season has brought a flow of positive financial news from...

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Loyalty’s New One Percenters
Loyalty’s New One Percenters
August 27, 2018  |  Retail

Throw out everything you’ve ever learned about what makes a consumer loyal to a brand. Consumers, over the last 10 years, have turned loyalty on...

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Gap Q2 Revenue Beats Analyst Expectations
Gap Q2 Revenue Beats Analyst Expectations
August 24, 2018  |  Earnings

Gap reported a 2 percent increase in comparable store sales for the second quarter as the retail chain’s revenue topped analyst estimates, though its stock...

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