traditionalbusiness
nounUK /trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈbɪznəs/
US /trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈbɪznəs/
A traditional business is a company that runs the old, usual way, like a shop that has been in the same family for many years.
The little bakery on the corner is a traditional business that has served the town for fifty years.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A business that follows long-standing customs and methods rather than new technology.
Many traditional businesses still keep their records in paper ledgers.
3. A company that sells goods or services in a physical place instead of online.
The traditional business opened a website to reach more customers.
4. A business passed down through generations of one family.
Their traditional business has been handed from father to son for a century.