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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Retailers Need to Wear ‘Digital-First Hat’ to Optimize Physical Store Experience
Retailers Need to Wear ‘Digital-First Hat’ to Optimize Physical Store Experience
November 11, 2021  |  Retail

Anyone who has ordered groceries online knows the frustration of not receiving the ingredients they need for a dinner recipe – or, even worse, getting...

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Retailers Using D2C Playbook for New Store Concepts
Retailers Using D2C Playbook for New Store Concepts
November 09, 2021  |  Retail

Amid the pandemic in 2020, U.S.-based retailers said they would close more than 10,700 stores, some of the starkest evidence of COVID-19’s impact on the...

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Primark Aims To Quadruple US Store Count
Primark Aims To Quadruple US Store Count
November 09, 2021  |  Retail

Discount clothing retailer Primark plans to increase the number of U.S. locations from 13 to 60 within the next five years, according to a Financial...

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Facebook’s Metaverse Could Be Accompanied by Physical Stores
Facebook’s Metaverse Could Be Accompanied by Physical Stores
November 07, 2021  |  Facebook

Facebook’s move to rebrand as Meta aspires to fold its social media world into the metaverse, but the tech giant is also said to have...

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Restaurant Roundup: The Cheesecake Factory Goes Omnichannel; Wingstop Shifts Away from On-Premise
Restaurant Roundup: The Cheesecake Factory Goes Omnichannel; Wingstop Shifts Away from On-Premise
November 05, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

The Cheesecake Factory, known for its full-service dining experience, has been permanently changed by the rise in off-premise. The Calabasas, California-based chain, which operates over...

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Wayfair Hints at Expanded Physical Presence in 2022
Wayfair Hints at Expanded Physical Presence in 2022
November 04, 2021  |  Retail

After several years of pilots and pop-ups, online furniture and home goods retailer Wayfair says it is ready to create a more permanent physical presence...

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Mall Sales Are Up, But Shopping Centers Still Have a Traffic Problem
Mall Sales Are Up, But Shopping Centers Still Have a Traffic Problem
November 04, 2021  |  Retail

Shopping centers around the country are beginning to fill with holiday shoppers for the first time in two years, boosting spending at brick-and-mortar malls —...

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Allbirds Sees 91% Gain in Wall Street Debut Almost Doubling IPO Price
Allbirds Sees 91% Gain in Wall Street Debut Almost Doubling IPO Price
November 03, 2021  |  Retail

Update (5 p.m.): Eco-friendly footwear and apparel company Allbirds saw a 91% gain in its first day of trading Wednesday (Nov. 3) and raised almost...

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D2C Ear Piercings Aim to Disrupt ‘Tired’ Mall-Based Experience
D2C Ear Piercings Aim to Disrupt ‘Tired’ Mall-Based Experience
November 02, 2021  |  Retail

For years, the ear-piercing experience was sequestered mainly to two areas: a doctor’s office, with the piercing done by a pediatrician; or a mall-based retailer,...

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