Sentences with phrase «in the mortar of»

Tobermorite does occur in the mortar of ancient seawater concrete, however.

It loves rocky crevices and will make itself at home in the mortar of the stone walls all around the garden.

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This is because they still think of geographic expansion as a costly «bricks and mortar» kind of roll - out process, and they just don't get the cloud and the fact that there are very modest costs to distributing almost anything digital today to everywhere in the world.

Some industry observers predict that retail will change more in the next five years than it has over the past century, and that the extinction of brick - and - mortar stores isn't far off.

The first three weeks of December have seen soft foot traffic in brick and mortar stores, resulting in fewer impulse purchases.

One possible reason is that Amazon, with the launch of its Prime service, has solved two important obstacles of shopping online: eliminating the hidden cost of shipping and the perception that shopping online is slower than shopping in a brick - and - mortar retail store.

The growing spectre of online shopping has not deterred one of the country's largest retailers from investing in its bricks - and - mortar assets, with David Jones opening its fifth Western Australian store today as part of the final chapter of Mandurah Forum's $ 350 million redevelopment.

It's one of many Canadian startups in the financial technology (fintech) space deploying low - cost, Internet - only business models to disrupt the way bricks - and - mortar banks operate.

Nike is one of the more resilient apparel and retail brands out there but even CEO Mark Parker knows that the athletic brand isn't impervious to a slump in brick - and - mortar traffic.

Among those that Moody's rates, there were nine defaults in the first quarter, an «all - time high,» as Moody's put it, «reflecting the fallout of changing consumer behavior and advancing e-commerce for traditional brick - and - mortar retail.»

And the prospect of an Amazon - Whole Foods marriage could, at least in investors» minds, hasten that reality — or at least make it easier for Amazon to break into the pharmacy space with the advantage of brick - and - mortar locations which may be more palatable for patients picking up their prescriptions.

Brick - and - mortar offices have several types of defined work spaces, and even in a small home office you should create defined areas for the different types of work that you do.

The deployment of such technology is the latest move by a Canadian bank to beef up its digital capabilities as customers increasingly conduct their banking on mobile phones and computers, rather than over the phone or in a brick - and - mortar branch.

The store, which is popular with teenagers, is the latest in a string of once - popular brick and mortar retailers that are now struggling as online sales cut into their sales.

If you're an online or brick - and - mortar retailer looking to drive the majority of sales via email, consider an all - in - one email marketing solution like iContact or Benchmark Email.

In fact, my sense is that with the lightning pace of ecommerce solutions, virtual call - center support and other technological advances, customer expectations of the large, traditional brick - and - mortar businesses with a receptionist and tons of staff are dwindling.

Stores give brick and mortar retailers a needed edge against Amazon on Christmas Eve since they can serve customers until the end of the day (Amazon offers same - day delivery of only a limited assortment of merchandise in a small number of markets.)

«With Pokémon Go, you are seeing it as bypassing a lot of digital (marketing) channels that the brick and mortar shops have been relying on for the past few years,» said Christophe Jammet, director of social media and mobile at consultancy DDG in New York.

With online sales surging, brick - and - mortar stores will bear the brunt of a dramatic shift in retail, expert Jan Kniffen told CNBC.

«Diary of a Wimpy Kid» best - selling author Jeff Kinney talks about the tenth installment in the middle - schooler's book series, brick and mortar book - selling and the global phenomenon of growing up a wimpy kid.

In the retail realm the brick and mortar store still offers the best opportunity for discovery, of stumbling on the brand we always wanted but didn't know existed.

There were ideas for lobbing mortars into Guantanamo naval base, in addition to blowing up some of the aircraft or ammunition there.

According to PrivCo, a New York - based private company research firm, the top eight mattress companies in the world — all of which have brick - and - mortar stores — dominate at least 38 percent of the industry's retail market share.

In reaction to the news, shares of largely brick - and - mortar retailers already threatened by Amazon's dominance in e-commerce opened significantly lower in trading FridaIn reaction to the news, shares of largely brick - and - mortar retailers already threatened by Amazon's dominance in e-commerce opened significantly lower in trading Fridain e-commerce opened significantly lower in trading Fridain trading Friday.

Kevin Eichelberger, chief executive officer and founder of Blue Acorn, an ecommerce agency in Charleston, SC., reminds us that we've had thousands of years to perfect brick and mortar sales and only a few decades for ecommerce.

In terms of the shift from brick - and - mortar retail to e-commerce, CRE is benefiting in the industrial sector and is getting crushed in the mall sectoIn terms of the shift from brick - and - mortar retail to e-commerce, CRE is benefiting in the industrial sector and is getting crushed in the mall sectoin the industrial sector and is getting crushed in the mall sectoin the mall sector.

They've taken out the middlemen and added costs of showrooms and as a result, offer an often superior mattress for less money and less hassle than you'd find in a brick - and - mortar store.

In retail, the likes of Walmart are utilizing the IoT to aid in inventory management and loss prevention, helping to link their brick - and - mortar locations with the importance of their online store through the use of RFID tags on merchandise, which can help with tracking and scanning by employeeIn retail, the likes of Walmart are utilizing the IoT to aid in inventory management and loss prevention, helping to link their brick - and - mortar locations with the importance of their online store through the use of RFID tags on merchandise, which can help with tracking and scanning by employeein inventory management and loss prevention, helping to link their brick - and - mortar locations with the importance of their online store through the use of RFID tags on merchandise, which can help with tracking and scanning by employees.

But surviving in the bricks - and - mortar business is about something else: It means thinking of every reason that a customer might visit your store and then crossing «easy access to my products» from the list.

It's how Uniglobe has managed to remain a $ 250 - million bricks - and - mortar travel agency business in the age of online travel booking.

The newest iteration of the Dinner Lab brand will be a brick and mortar restaurant, opening in the second quarter of next year.

«In Asia it is a problem, but that's an overall market problem, where we believe that approximately up to 10 percent in certain categories are fakes, are copying... and we are seeing that in bricks and mortar and we are seeing that online,» Kasper Rorsted, chief executive officer of Adidas, told CNBC's «Squawk Box Europe.&raquIn Asia it is a problem, but that's an overall market problem, where we believe that approximately up to 10 percent in certain categories are fakes, are copying... and we are seeing that in bricks and mortar and we are seeing that online,» Kasper Rorsted, chief executive officer of Adidas, told CNBC's «Squawk Box Europe.&raquin certain categories are fakes, are copying... and we are seeing that in bricks and mortar and we are seeing that online,» Kasper Rorsted, chief executive officer of Adidas, told CNBC's «Squawk Box Europe.&raquin bricks and mortar and we are seeing that online,» Kasper Rorsted, chief executive officer of Adidas, told CNBC's «Squawk Box Europe.»

And, for most of us, it's more convenient to buy food storage containers from brands that make their wares available online or in brick - and - mortar stores.

You can't make money running a showroom, and as brick and mortar stores close, jobs and tax revenue are getting lost — and even Amazon customers are losing something, in the form of a convenient place to check out products.

The casual - dining chain, which operates 550 locations across the U.S. and Canada, says online orders booked via redrobin.com will let diners place orders with a specific pick - up time, prepay for those orders, and also feature customization of the burgers in a way that mirrors the experience in the brick - and - mortar restaurant locations.

Birchbox opened its first physical retail store in New York back in 2014, and in line with a number of other prominent entrants to the brick - and - mortar world from the digital realm, Birchbox is looking to double down on its presence in the offline world.

Small businesses now have the power to make a sale anywhere by simply plugging a credit card swiper into their smartphone and charging their customer at the point of sale — whether it's at a brick and mortar location, a swap meet, or in the middle of a festival.

At the same time, investors, analysts and consulting firms have engaged in an elaborate guessing game about which targets might be on the radar of Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos now that the king of US ecommerce has shown himself interested in bricks and mortar stores.

The company said in November when it reported its third - quarter earnings that it was facing a slowdown in the number of people visiting its brick - and - mortar stores, although a stronger housing market seems to have helped lift its sales over the holiday season.

If successful, the initiative would help Amazon become even more ingrained in the daily lives of consumers and grab a greater chunk of the giant food and beverage industry that still predominantly lives inside brick - and - mortar stores.

«There is an understanding that we have a lot of vacant space, brands are changing, and people are talking more about Bonobos» and other e-commerce players growing in bricks and mortar, she said.

In 2016, a system fired at mortar shells falling outside of Israel.

The digital company's decision to enter the brick - and - mortar space is a «pretty big deal,» and «suggests stores are in fact important and not just some defensive point of view that traditional brick - and - mortar players have taken,» he added.

Based on data that my company analyzed from thousands of small businesses in verticals like restaurants, retail, salons and spas and coffee and tea, we estimate that the typical brick - and - mortar business» monthly churn rate is shockingly high - likely in the 40 to 50 percent range, though there is huge variation.

In the past year, both brick and mortar and e-commerce retailers have started to see the opportunity of providing on - demand delivery.

In the next couple of months, Affirm says it will test two new payment options in bricks and mortar storeIn the next couple of months, Affirm says it will test two new payment options in bricks and mortar storein bricks and mortar stores.

Style guides like Noah are a key part of how Indochino, which began as an online retailer selling made - to - measure suits, plans to expand into the bricks - and - mortar world in a big way.

Obviously, ease of experience is a big factor in if people will shop in any store, digital or brick - and - mortar.

After years of optimizing that process, Indochino is making an aggressive push into the real world, with plans to open 150 bricks - and - mortar locations by 2020, in addition to greatly expanding its product line.

It's time to ditch static webpages in favor of an intuitive, responsive website that offers almost everything a brick and mortar storefront could.