Friday, 9 August 2013

Brick and mortar

Meaning:

  • This expression describes the physical presence of a building or other structure.
  • It is used to contrast institutions with physical presence and those that operate via the Internet.


Example sentence:

The divergence between brick and-mortar businesses and online businesses has expanded recently.


Questions for you to answer:
  1. Do you think that brick and mortar schools will exist in the future?
  2. Do you prefer brick and mortar stores or online shops?
  3. Do you think it's more convenient to run a brick and mortar business or an online one?
  4. If you wanted to make hay, would you start a brick and mortar business or online business?  
  5. Are online and brick and mortar mutually exclusive?

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