A video rental shop/store is a physical retail business that rents home videos such as movies, prerecorded TV shows, video game discs and other media content. Typically, a rental shop conducts business with customers under conditions and terms agreed upon in a rental agreement or contract, which may be implied, explicit, or written. Many video rental stores also sell previously viewed movies and/or new, unopened movies.
The exterior of a video rental store in Austin, Texas (closed in 2020)
A display case of DVDs in a former Blockbuster video rental store
A video rental store in Berwyn, Illinois in the US. (Closed in 2015)
With the introduction of the thin, lightweight DVD disc, movie rental by mail services became feasible, introducing a new source of competition for brick and mortar stores.
Brick and mortar is an organization or business with a physical presence 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. More specifically, in the jargon of e-commerce businesses in the 2000s, brick-and-mortar businesses are companies that have a physical presence and offer face-to-face customer experiences.
Bricks and mortar retail shops on Marylebone High Street, London
The Galanterie-, Kurz- und Spielwaren-Laden store in Uetersen, Germany in 1901
A fruit stand at a village market in Afghanistan.
Bricks and mortar retail shops along the Fredrikinkatu street in the center of Helsinki, Finland
