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Business Definition for: Clicks-and-bricks

  • a business strategy that involves combining traditional retail outlets with online commerce
  • combining a traditional bricks-and-mortar organization with the click technology of the Internet. Such an organization has both a virtual and a physical presence. Examples include retailers with physical shops and also Web sites where their goods can be bought online.

Additional Resources

Dimensionalising the Equity of Bricks and Clicks Brands
This paper approaches the subject of brand equity measurement in a 'bricks-and-clicks' environment. Existing body of research knowledge on brand equity measurement has derived from classical contexts, however the majority of today's brands prosper simultaneously online and offline. Since branding on the web needs to address the unique characteristics of...
Tags: Brand, Brand Equity, Equity, University Of Birmingham, Branding, Marketing
White papers 2003-06-01
Penney's selects DDB to steward image make-over;Agency's team on McDonald's will work on retailer's account.
J.C. Penney Co. is pairing up with DDB Worldwide to push its image as a bricks-and-clicks retailer. J.C. Penney Co. is pairing up with DDB Worldwide to push its image as a bricks-and-clicks retailer.
Tags: McDonald's Corp., retail company, team
Research articles 2000-04-24
Customer service: IBM's Centers for Innovation address clients' Web needs.(Brief Article)
IBM Corp.'s e-business customers are a diverse bunch. Ranging from bricks-and-clicks e-tailer Macys.com to upstart Buy.com to a real bricks-and-mortar play (the Robinson Brick Co.), they require a raft of special services and a dedicated sales team. IBM Corp.'s e-business customers are a diverse bunch....
Tags: customer service, IBM Corp., Web
Research articles 2000-02-28
Price Competition Between Pure Play Vs. Bricks -And-Clicks E -Tailers: Analytical Model And Empirical Analysis
From the executive summary: ‘Studies show that online price dispersion among e-retailers is persistent. Not much, however, is known about whether prices of pure play Internet e-retailers are lower or higher than prices of bricks-and-clicks retailers (bricks-and-mortar retailers with Internet stores). The paper addresses the aforesaid issue. E-retailers with high...
Tags: Retail Company, Analysis, Retail, Internet
White papers 2002-06-01
Gomez Scorecard Analysis: Banks Gain Online Mortgage Momentum
FROM NEW WEB SITE FUNCTIONALITY through more automated client services, bricks-and-clicks institutions retain a leg up on our Summer 2001 Mortgage Scorecard, Gomez's Summer 2001 Internet Mortgage Scorecard[TM] ranked the top 15 online mortgage firms from more than 300 online real estate firms tracked. Ranked firms provide online rates, applications,...
Tags: analysis, bank, EDI, FINANCE, Gomez Advisors Inc., INTERNET, MARKETING, Mortgages, SOFTWARE, Web
Research articles 2001-10-01
TD Waterhouse's Banner Year -- and Bull's Eve Focus.
Its early embrace of self-directed investors using a strategy of wired and wireless "clicks" as well as "bricks" is making this broker a bundle Its early embrace of self-directed investors using a strategy of wired and wireless "clicks" as well as "bricks" is ...
Research articles 2000-03-01
Home Depot Builds Out Bricks and Clicks Businesses With EMC E-Infostructure
Business/Technology Editors
Tags: EMC Corp., Home Depot Inc.
Research articles 2000-07-24
Paul Blackney Named Director of ByeByeNOW.com; Worldspan CEO Joins Board of ``Clicks to Bricks'' Leisure Travel Company
Business Editors
Tags: board, Worldspan
Research articles 2000-06-06
Williams-Sonoma ; Shelley Nandkeolyar.(Brief Article)
Rather than rush to join the ranks of clicks-and-bricks retailers, Williams-Sonoma was content to market its upscale housewares through its 347 stores and prized catalog mailing lists. Rather than rush to join the ranks of clicks-and-bricks retailers, Williams-Sonoma was content to market its upscale...
Tags: Williams-Sonoma Inc.
Research articles 2000-06-26
CATERING TO THE E-Consumer.(market for online grocers and profiles of leading providers)
As consumer-direct fulfillment models emerge, operators are hedging their bets that consumers will not completely trade bricks for clicks. Serious business-to-consumer online selling is making waves as consumers surf the Web to purchase everyt As consumer-direct fulfillment models emerge,...
Tags: Albertson, grocery, Internet, Safeway Plc., supermarket
Research articles 2000-07-01
PETsMART, Inc. To Participate in Financing for PETsMART.COM; Investment Reflects PETsMART's Continued Commitment to Successful "Bricks, Clicks and Catalog" Strategy
Business Editors
Tags: financing, Petsmart, strategy
Research articles 2000-07-25
Shopping site goes `Yahoo!'.(Brief Article)
SUNNYVALE, CA -- ShoppingList.com, a "clicks-to-bricks" shopping information resource for retailers, manufacturers and consumers, has formed an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. for Yahoo! Shopping. Under the terms of the agreement, Shoppin SUNNYVALE, CA -- ShoppingList.com, a "clicks-to-bricks" shopping...
Tags: agreement, retail company, Yahoo! Inc.
Research articles 2000-08-07
Staples Merges Its Clicks With Its Bricks to Transform Business; Unveils Online Business Solutions Centers in Its Stores
Business/Technology Editors
Tags: Staples Inc.
Research articles 2000-08-23
New IBM Web-Enabled Kiosk Gives Retailers The Best of Clicks and Bricks; More Convenience and Choices for Shoppers; Designed and Hardened for Demanding Retail Environments
Business, Technology & Retail Editors
Tags: environment, IBM Corp., Web
Research articles 2001-01-15
Digital Archaeology Selected as Finalist for 1999 Pioneering Products Shoot Out
LENEXA, Kan.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 3, 1999-- Digital Archaeology's Solution for Customer Analysis From "Clicks" to "Bricks" Recognized as One of Seven Innovative Products Most Likely to Significantly Impact the Data Warehousing Market Digital Archaeology, a leading provider of solutions that help businesses analyze customer behavior and preference...
Tags: analysis, Data Warehousing Institute, Databases, e-business, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, Storage
Research articles 1999-11-03
WGC and Jewelry.com launch 'Gold Month'.(Associations)(World Gold Council)(Brief Article)
Bricks meet clicks this month as the World Gold Council and Jewelry.com, with key support from Aurafin-OroAmerica and Andin International, partner to bring a unique gold jewelry marketing program to consumers across America under the banner "May Bricks meet clicks this month as the World Gold...
Research articles 2004-05-01
Mercer University Remodels Bricks to Clicks Campus; Mercer Introduces Campus Intranet Powered By Campus Pipeline
Business Editors
Tags: Intranet, Mercer
Research articles 2000-03-21
Clicks-and-bricks apparel sites poised for Web dominance - Lands' End Inc - L.L. Bean Inc - Brief Article
When the pundits predicted that on-line apparel sales would never take off, they underestimated the resolve of companies like Lands' End and L.L.Bean. These two clicks-and-mortar competitors are making great strides in the industry and are now in a position to claim on-line dominance. In fact, a recent Forrester Research...
Tags: Eddie Bauer, Forrester Research Inc., Gomez Advisors Inc., Macy, MARKETING, Nordstrom Inc., registry, Retail, SOFTWARE, Spiegel, Web
Research articles 2000-07-10
Yale Robbins goes from bricks to clicks with MrOfficeSpace.com
"The best things in life are free and fast," Yale and Henry Robbins decided, as they brainstormed for the best way to bring their 22-year real estate publishing company online.
Tags: Yale University
Research articles 2000-11-15
Halloween Goes Virtual - Annie's Costumes Launches Virtual Haunted House and Costume Shop in Second Life
Mom and Pop Halloween Store Goes from Bricks to Clicks to Slick Virtual 3-D World
Tags: HALLOWEEN, Second Life
Research articles 2007-10-10