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Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure [since the mid-1990s; often used attributively, especially in the form "brick-and-mortar"]: Brick and mortar retail stores face online competition.  wiktionary.org) | |||