Retail Trade
The retail trade division includes establishments engaged in selling merchandise for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of the goods. In general, retail establishments are classified by business type according to the principal lines of commodities sold (e.g., groceries or hardware) or the usual trade designation (e.g., drug store or cigar store). Some of the important characteristics of retail trade establishments are: the establishment is usually a place of business and is engaged in activities to attract the general public to buy; the establishment buys, receives, and sells merchandise; the establishment may process its products, but such processing is incidental or subordinate to selling; the establishment is considered as retail in the trade; and the establishment sells to customers for personal or household use. Not all of these characteristics need be present, and some are modified by trade practice.
Apparel and Accessory Stores
- Children's and Infants' Wear Stores
- Family Clothing Stores
- Men's and Boys' Clothing and Accessory Stores
- Miscellaneous Apparel and Accessory Stores
- Shoe Stores
- Women's Accessory and Specialty Stores
- Women's Clothing Stores
Automotive Dealers and Gasoline Service Stations
- Auto and Home Supply Stores
- Automotive Dealers (not classified elsewhere)
- Boat Dealers
- Gasoline Service Stations
- Motor Vehicle Dealers (New and Used)
- Motor Vehicle Dealers (Used Only)
- Motorcycle Dealers
- Recreational Vehicle Dealers
Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply, and Mobile Home Dealers
- Hardware Stores
- Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers
- Mobile Home Dealers
- Paint, Glass, and Wallpaper Stores
- Retail Nurseries, Lawn and Garden Supply Stores
Eating and Drinking Places
Food Stores
- Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores
- Dairy Products Stores
- Fruit and Vegetable Markets
- Grocery Stores
- Meat and Fish (Seafood) Markets, including Freezer Provisioners
- Miscellaneous Food Stores
- Retail Bakeries
General Merchandise Stores
Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Stores
- Computer and Computer Software Stores
- Drapery, Curtain, and Upholstery Stores
- Floor Covering Stores
- Furniture Stores
- Household Appliance Stores
- Miscellaneous Home Furnishings Stores
- Musical Instrument Stores
- Radio, Television, and Consumer Electronics Stores
- Record and Prerecorded Tape Stores
Miscellaneous Retail
- Automatic Merchandising Machine Operators
- Book Stores
- Camera and Photographic Supply Stores
- Catalog and Mail-Order Houses
- Direct Selling Establishments
- Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores
- Florists
- Fuel Dealers (not classified elsewhere)
- Fuel Oil Dealers
- Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Shops
- Hobby, Toy, and Game Shops
- Jewelry Stores
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers
- Liquor Stores
- Luggage and Leather Goods Stores
- Miscellaneous Retail Stores (not classified elsewhere)
- News Dealers and Newsstands
- Optical Goods Stores
- Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores
- Sporting Goods Stores and Bicycle Shops
- Stationery Stores
- Tobacco Stores and Stands
- Used Merchandise Stores
