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Brick and Mortar

From , former About.com Guide

Definition: Refers to retail shops that are located in a building as opposed to an online shopping destination, door-to-door sales, kiosk or other similar site not housed within a structure.
Also Known As: Store Front
Alternate Spellings: Brick 'N Mortar
Common Misspellings: brick and morter
Examples:
Unable to control dealer pricing and with the intent to maintain brand integrity, many manufacturers are restricting the sale of their products to brick and mortars only.

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