bricks-and-mortar company

bricks-and-mortar company definition - business

bricks-and-mortar company

A traditional business with a physical presence. For example, a local bank or corner drugstore is a bricks-and-mortar company. A bricks-and-mortar company stands in contrast to a company such as Amazon that conducts all of its retail business on the Internet. Compare clicks-and-mortar company.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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