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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Netflix Co-CEO Outlines Growth Strategy Beyond Streaming
Netflix Co-CEO Outlines Growth Strategy Beyond Streaming
April 23, 2025  |  Streaming

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Wednesday (April 23) laid out the streaming giant’s vision for growth, which includes plans to diversify beyond online streaming as...

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Inside Amazon and Walmart’s Billion-Dollar Race to Win the Last Mile
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April 18, 2025  |  Retail

In environments like today’s, reactive operations might as well be useless ones. By the time they take effect, it is often already too late. As the...

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SMBs Face Pressure to Match Big Retail’s Digital Game
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April 16, 2025  |  Payment Methods

The pandemic sent us all online to get the goods and services we needed — and if we weren’t comfortable using a mobile device to...

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Klarna Expands In-Store Pay-Later Offering With Clover Partnership
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April 15, 2025  |  BNPL

Klarna has teamed with Clover to bring its pay-later offering to that company’s point-of-sale system. The partnership will let shoppers pick Klarna’s installment payment option at more than...

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Amazon and Walmart Overhaul Supply Chains as China Tariffs Bite
Amazon and Walmart Overhaul Supply Chains as China Tariffs Bite
April 11, 2025  |  Retail

When Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., abruptly withdrew its first-quarter operating income guidance last week, the message was unmistakable: the tariff storm is...

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April 10, 2025  |  Earnings

CarMax’s digital capabilities now support over 80% of its used car sales, executives said Thursday (April 10) during a quarterly earnings call. The user car...

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Sam’s Club Accelerates Store Openings, Anticipates More Business in ‘Tough Times’
Sam’s Club Accelerates Store Openings, Anticipates More Business in ‘Tough Times’
April 09, 2025  |  Retail

Walmart’s warehouse club business, Sam’s Club, reportedly plans to open 15 stores per year, saying its ability to save customers money is even more relevant...

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GameStop to Close ‘Significant Number’ of Stores in Cost-Cutting Effort
GameStop to Close ‘Significant Number’ of Stores in Cost-Cutting Effort
March 28, 2025  |  Retail

GameStop said it expects to close a “significant number” of stores in fiscal 2025 after closing 970 stores in fiscal 2024. The plan is part...

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March 24, 2025  |  Retail

In the midst of the pandemic, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model — cutting out the middleman, the wholesalers, even the physical storefront — seemed poised to shake...

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