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.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Alibaba Tracker: Partnership Is The New Acquisition
Alibaba Tracker: Partnership Is The New Acquisition
March 09, 2017  |  Retail

While 2016 values ended on a down note, Alibaba stock (BABA) has largely been on the rise since the new year for a few different...

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Kohl’s Earnings Down In Q4, But Above Expectations
Kohl’s Earnings Down In Q4, But Above Expectations
February 24, 2017  |  Retail

National department store chain Kohl’s recently released its fourth-quarter financial earnings for 2016. While online order volumes were strong in Q4, slowing traffic to physical stores...

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Retailers Lost $150B in 2016 By Not Providing Personalized Shopping Service
Retailers Lost $150B in 2016 By Not Providing Personalized Shopping Service
February 15, 2017  |  Retail

Smart-enabled devices undoubtedly make everyone’s lives easier. As a result of being able to research anything from anywhere at any time and ordering services at...

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Free Phone Charging May Lure Shoppers Back To Stores
Free Phone Charging May Lure Shoppers Back To Stores
February 09, 2017  |  Retail

Retailers are banking on a new way to get consumers away from shopping online and back in stores by solving a major headache: charging a mobile...

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Elo Touchscreens Enable Brick-And-Mortar Reinvention
Elo Touchscreens Enable Brick-And-Mortar Reinvention
February 03, 2017  |  Retail

While much is made of online retail, most transactions still take place in-store. But even in physical retail, consumers are drawn to digital experiences. For...

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Verifone And Bridging Brick-And-Mortar’s Digital Divide
Verifone And Bridging Brick-And-Mortar’s Digital Divide
January 24, 2017  |  Verifone

The online and in-store experience will never be identical — and that’s OK, according to Verifone EVP Glen Robson; they don’t have to be. “It’s OK...

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BCBG Closes Stores, Faces Restructuring
BCBG Closes Stores, Faces Restructuring
January 19, 2017  |  Retail

BCBG announced plans to close stores and restructure the company due to mounting pressure from its debt burden and more consumers opting to shop online....

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Retailers, Consumers Differ On Brick-And-Mortar
Retailers, Consumers Differ On Brick-And-Mortar
January 16, 2017  |  Retail

A recent study from multinational management consulting company Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Institute has gained some surprising insight into the perceived necessity and value of brick-and-mortar...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Alibaba + Intime
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Alibaba + Intime
January 12, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

Alibaba is at the forefront of a bid of as much as $2.6 billion that would take Intime Retail Group private as part of Alibaba’s...

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