Brick and mortar?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="How">How</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Brick">Brick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span>.</p><p><span word="Brick">Brick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>. <span word="Bricks">Bricks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baked">baked</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sticky">sticky</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cement">cement</span>, <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>, “<span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortar">mortar</span>” <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="workshops">workshops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warehouses">warehouses</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span>, <span word="brick">brick</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="mortar">mortar</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warehouses">warehouses</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="Tao">Tao</span> <span word="Bao">Bao</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Yun">Yun</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="either">either</span>.</p>
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