Brick-and-mortar


pertaining to conventional stores, businesses, etc., having physical buildings and facilities, as opposed to Internet or remote services.
made of bricks and mortar.
Contemporary Examples

Pew E-book Survey: 20 Percent of U.S. Is Reading Electronically Malcolm Jones April 4, 2012
Fashion of a Certain Age New Website Halsbrook.com Caters to Mature Shoppers Robin Givhan November 3, 2012
Lean In, Liz Cheney, but Please Don’t Win That Senate Seat Michelle Cottle July 17, 2013
Kate Moss Scolds Justin Bieber at Riccardo Tisci’s Birthday Bash; Kate Middleton Makes Vanity Fair’s ‘Hall of Fame’ The Fashion Beast Team August 5, 2014
The Perils of Borrowing Online Gary Rivlin October 11, 2011
Why Best Buy Is Tanking Alex Klein August 20, 2012
Spanking for Jesus: Inside the Unholy World of ‘Christian Domestic Discipline’ Brandy Zadrozny June 18, 2013

Historical Examples

The Road Jack London
Los Gringos H. A. (Henry Agustus) Wise
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 Various

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