5193. Flowers, Nursery Stock, and Supplies (wholesale)

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies.

• Florists—Wholesale
• Flowers, artificial—Wholesale
• Flowers, fresh—Wholesale
• Nursery stock—wholesale
• Plants, potted-wholesale

5231. Paint, Glass, and Wallpaper Stores

Establishments engaged in selling primarily paint, glass, and wallpaper, or any combination of these lines, to the general public. While these establishments may sell primarily to construction contractors, they are known as retail in the trade. Establishments which do not sell to the general public or are known in the trade as wholesale are classified in Wholesale Trade.

• Glass stores-retail
• Paint stores-retail
• Wallcovering stores-retail
• Wallpaper stores-retail

5251. Hardware Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of a number of basic hardware lines, such as tools, builders' hardware, paint and glass, housewares and household appliances, and cutlery.

• Builders' hardware-retail
• Handtools-retail
• Hardware stores-retail

5261. Retail Nurseries, Lawn and Garden Supply Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in selling trees, shrubs, other plants, seeds, bulbs, mulches, soil conditioners, fertilizers, pesticides, garden tools, and other garden supplies to the general public. These establishments primarily sell products purchased from others, but may sell some plants which they grow themselves. Establishments primarily engaged in growing trees (except Christmas trees), shrubs, other plants, seeds, and bulbs are classified in Agriculture, Major Group 01 and those growing Christmas trees are classified in Industry 0811.

• Garden supplies and tools-retail
• Lawnmowers-retail
• Nursery stock, seeds and bulbs-retail

5331. Variety Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of a variety of merchandise in the low and popular price ranges. Sales usually are made on a cash-and-carry basis, with the open-selling method of display and customer selection of merchandise. These stores generally do not carry a complete line of merchandise, are not departmentalized, do not carry their own charge service, and do not deliver merchandise.

• Limited price variety stores-retail

5399. Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of a general line of apparel, dry goods, hardware, housewares or home furnishings, groceries, and other lines in limited amounts. Stores selling commodities covered in the definition for department stores, but normally having less than fifty (50) employees, and stores usually known as country general stores are included in this industry. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of merchandise by television, catalog and mail-order are classified in Industry 5961.

• Country general stores-retail
• General merchandise stores-retail
• General stores-retail

5411. Grocery Stores

Stores, commonly known as supermarkets, food stores, and grocery stores, primarily engaged in the retail sale of all sorts of canned foods and dry goods, such as tea, coffee, spices, sugar, and flour; fresh fruits and vegetables; and fresh and prepared meats, fish, and poultry.

• Convenience food stores-retail
• Food markets-retail
• Grocery stores, with or without fresh meat-retail
• Supermarkets, grocery-retail

5431. Fruit and Vegetable Markets

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of fresh fruits and vegetables. They are frequently found in public or municipal markets or as roadside stands. However, establishments which grow fruits and vegetables and sell them at roadside stands are classified in Agriculture, Major Group 01.

• Fruit markets retail
• Produce markets retail
• Vegetable markets retail

5441. Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of candy, nuts, popcorn, and other confections.

• Candy stores-retail
• Confectionery stores-retail
• Nut stores-retail
• Popcorn stands-retail

5451. Dairy Products Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of packaged dairy products to over-the-counter customers. Ice cream and frozen custard stands are classified in Industry 5812, and establishments selling ice cream and similar products from trucks or wagons are classified in Industry 5963. Establishments primarily engaged in processing and distributing milk and cream are classified in Manufacturing, Industry Group 202.

• Cheese stores-retail
• Ice cream (packaged) stores-retail
• Milk and other dairy products stores-retail

5461. Retail Bakeries

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of bakery products. The products may be purchased from others or made on the premises. Establishments manufacturing bakery products for the trade are classified in Manufacturing, Industry Group 205, and those purchasing bakery products and selling house-to-house are classified in Industry 5963.

• Bagel stores-retail
• Bakeries-retail
• Cookie stores-retail
• Doughnut shops-retail

5541. Gasoline Service Stations

Gasoline service stations primarily engaged in selling gasoline and lubricating oils. These establishments frequently sell other merchandise, such as tires, batteries, and other automobile parts, or perform minor repair work. Gasoline stations combined with other activities, such as grocery stores, convenience stores, or carwashes, are classified according to the primary activity.

• Automobile service stations-retail
• Filling stations, gasoline-retail
• Service stations, gasoline-retail

5611. Men's and Boys' Clothing and Accessory Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of men's and boys' ready-to-wear clothing and accessories.

• Apparel accessory stores, men's and boys'-retail
• Clothing stores, men's and boys'-retail
• Men's wearing apparel-retail

5651. Family Clothing Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of clothing, furnishings, and accessories for men, women, and children, without specializing in sales for an individual sex or age group.

• Family clothing stores-retail
• Jeans stores-retail

5712. Furniture Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of household furniture. These stores may also sell home furnishings, major appliances, and floor coverings.

• Beds and springs-retail
• Cabinet work on a custom basis to individual order-retail
• Cabinets, kitchen: not built in-retail
• Furniture, custom made-retail
• Furniture, household, with or without furnishings and appliances-retail
• Mattress stores, including custom made-retail
• Outdoor furniture-retail
• Waterbeds-retail

5722. Household Appliance Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of electric and gas refrigerators, stoves, and other household appliances, such as electric irons, percolators, hot plates, and vacuum cleaners. Many such stores also sell radio and television sets. Retail stores operated by public utility companies and primarily engaged in the sale of electric and gas appliances for household use are classified in this industry.

• Air-conditioning room units, self-contained-retail
• Electric household appliance stores-retail
• Household appliance stores, electric or gas-retail
• Kitchens, complete (sinks, cabinets etc.)-retail
• Sewing machine stores-retail
• Vacuum cleaner stores-retail

5731. Radio, Television, and Consumer Electronics Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of radios, television sets, record players, stereo equipment, sound reproducing equipment, and other consumer audio and video electronics equipment (including automotive). Such establishments may also sell additional lines, such as household appliances; computers, computer peripheral equipment, and software; musical instruments; or records and prerecorded tapes. Establishments in this industry may perform incidental installation and repair work on radios, television sets, and other consumer electronic equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in the installation and repair of these products are classified in Services, Industry 7622. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of computer equipment are classified in Industry 5734, and those selling electronic toys are classified in Industry 5945.

• Consumer electronic equipment stores-retail

5812. Eating Places

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of prepared food and drinks for on-premise or immediate consumption.

• Carry-out restaurants
• Dining rooms
• Fast food restaurants
• Grills (eating places)
• Lunch counters
• Dairy bars
• Luncheonettes
• Pizza parlors
• Restaurants
• Restaurants with one hundred fifty (150) seats (RB-4)
• Snack shops
• Soda fountains
• Submarine sandwich
• Shops.

5813. Drinking Places (alcoholic beverages)

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic drinks, such as beer, ale, wine, and liquor, for consumption on the premises. The sale of food frequently accounts for a substantial portion of the receipts of these establishments.

• Bars (alcoholic beverage drinking places)
• Beer parlors (tap rooms)
• Beer, wine, and liquors: sale for on-premise consumption
• Taverns (drinking places)

5912. Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores

Establishments engaged in the retail sale of prescription drugs, proprietary drugs, and non-prescription medicines, and which may also carry a number of related lines, such as cosmetics, toiletries, tobacco, and novelty merchandise. These stores are included on the basis of their usual trade designation rather than on the stricter interpretation of commodities handled. This industry includes drug stores which also operate a soda fountain or lunch counter.

• Apothecaries-retail
• Drug stores-retail
• Proprietary (non-prescription medicines) stores-retail

5921. Liquor Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of packaged alcoholic beverages, such liquor, for consumption off the premises. Stores selling prepared drinks for consumption on the premises are classified in Industry 5813.

• Liquor, packaged-retail (ABC Stores)

5932. Used Merchandise Stores

This industry includes stores primarily engaged in the retail sale of used merchandise, antiques, and secondhand goods, such as clothing and shoes; furniture; books and rare manuscripts; musical instruments; office furniture; phonographs and phonograph records; and store fixtures and equipment. This industry also includes pawnshops. Dealers primarily engaged in selling used motor vehicles, trailers, and boats are classified in Major Group 55, and those selling used mobile homes are classified in Industry 5271. Establishments primarily selling used automobile parts and accessories are classified in Wholesale Trade, Industry 5015, and scrap and waste dealers are classified in Industry 5093. Establishments primarily engaged in automotive repair are classified in Services, Industry Group 753.

• Antique stores-retail
• Book stores, secondhand-retail
• Clothing stores, secondhand-retail
• Furniture stores, secondhand-retail
• Glassware, antique-retail
• Home furnishing stores, secondhand-retail
• Objects of art, antique-retail

5941. Sporting Goods Stores and Bicycle Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of sporting goods, sporting equipment, and bicycles, bicycle parts, and accessories. Retail establishments primarily engaged in selling motorized bicycles are classified in Industry 5571, and those engaged in the retail sale of athletic footwear are classified in Industry 5661. Establishments primarily engaged in repairing bicycles are classified in Services, Industry 7699, and those renting bicycles are classified in Industry 7999.

• Bait and tackle shops-retail
• Bicycle and bicycle parts dealer except motorized-retail
• Camping equipment-retail
• Fishing equipment-retail
• Golf goods and equipment-retail
• Skin diving and scuba equipment-retail
• Sporting goods stores-retail
• Tennis goods and equipment-retail

5942. Book Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of new books and magazines of a general nature. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of used books are classified in Industry 5932.

• Book stores selling new books and magazines-retail

5943. Stationery Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of stationery, such as paper and paper products (including printing and engraving), postcards, and paper novelties. These establishments may also sell additional lines of office type supplies, such as accounting and legal forms, blank books and forms, and office forms and supplies. Establishments primarily engaged in selling office forms and supplies are classified in Wholesale Trade, Industry 5112. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of greeting cards are classified in Industry 5947.

• Stationery stores-retail

5944. Jewelry Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of any combination of the lines of jewelry, such as diamonds and other precious stones mounted in precious metals as rings, bracelets, and broaches; sterling and plated silverware; and watches and clocks. Stores primarily engaged in watch and jewelry repair are classified in Services, Industry 7631. Establishments primarily engaged in selling costume jewelry are classified in Industry 5632.

• Clocks, including custom made-retail
• Jewelry, precious stones and precious metals: including custom
• Silverware-retail

5945. Hobby, Toy, and Game Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of toys, games, and hobby and craft kits and supplies. Establishments primarily engaged in selling artists' supplies or collectors' items, such as coins, stamps, and autographs, are classified in Industry 5999.

• Ceramics supplies-retail
• Craft kits and supplies-retail
• Toy and game stores-retail
• Hobby shops-retail

5946. Camera and Photographic Supply Stores Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of cameras, film, and other photographic supplies and equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of video cameras are classified in Industry 5731 and those engaged in finishing films are classified in Services, Industry 7384.

• Camera shops, photographic-retail Photographic supply
  
  

5947. Gift, Novelty, and souvenir shops

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of combined lines of gifts and novelty merchandise, souvenirs, greeting cards, holiday decorations, and miscellaneous small art goods.

• Gift shops-retail
• Greeting card shops-retail
• Novelty shops-retail
• Souvenir shops-retail

5948. Luggage and Leather Goods Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of luggage, trunks, and leather goods.

• Luggage and leather goods stores-retail

5949. Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of sewing supplies, fabrics, patterns, yarn and other needlework accessories.

• Fabric shops-retail
• Sewing supplies-retail
• Yarn shops (knitting)-retail

5961. Catalog and Mail-Order Houses

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of products by television, catalog, and mail-order. These establishments do not ordinarily maintain stock for sale on the premises. Separate stores operated by catalog and mail-order houses for the retail sale of products on the premises are classified according to the product sold.

• Books, mail-order-retail
• Computer and peripheral equipment, mail-order-retail
• Computer software, mail-order-retail
• Jewelry, mail-order-retail
• Novelty merchandise, mail-order-retail

5992. Florists

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of cut flowers and growing plants. Establishments primarily engaged in the -retail sale of seeds, bulbs, and nursery stock are classified in Industry 5261, and greenhouses and nurseries primarily engaged in growing seeds, bulbs, flowers, and nursery stock are classified in Agriculture, Industry 0181.

• Florists-retail
• Flowers, fresh-retail
• Potted plants-retail

5993. Tobacco Stores and Stands

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, and smokers' supplies.

• Cigar stores and stands-retail
• Tobacco stores-retail

5995. Optical Goods Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of eyeglasses and contact lenses to prescription for individuals. Offices of oculists, ophthalmologists, and optometrists are classified in Services, Major Group 80, even if a majority of their revenues comes from retail sales. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of binoculars, telescopes, and opera glasses are classified in Industry 5999.

• Optical goods-retail
• Opticians-retail

6021. National Commercial Banks

Commercial banks and trust companies (accepting deposits) chartered under the National Bank Act. Trust companies engaged in fiduciary business, but not regularly engaged in deposit banking, are classified in Industry 6091.

• Commercial banks, National

6022. State Commercial Banks

Commercial banks and trust companies (accepting deposits) chartered by one of the States or territories. Trust companies engaged in fiduciary business, but not regularly engaged in deposit banking, are classified in Industry 6091.

• Commercial banks, State

6512. Operators of Nonresidential Buildings

Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of nonresidential buildings.

• Theater buildings (ownership and operation)

6513. Operators of Apartment Buildings

Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of apartment buildings. Apartment buildings are defined as containing five or more housing units. This industry does not include hotels, rooming and boarding houses, camps, and other lodging places for transients which are classified in Services, Major Group 70.

• Operators of apartment buildings (five or more housing units)

6515. Operators of Residential Mobile Home Sites

Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of residential mobile home sites. Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of sites for overnight or transient use for travel trailers are classified in Services, Industry 7033.

• Operators of mobile home sites

6531. Real Estate Agents and Managers

Establishments primarily engaged in renting, buying, selling, managing, and appraising real estate for others.

• Agents, real estate
• Brokers, real estate
• Rental agents for real estate
• Selling agents for real estate

7011. Hotels and Motels (Tourist Lodgings) Commercial establishments, known to the public as hotels, motor hotels, motels, or tourist courts, primarily engaged in providing lodging, or lodging and meals, for the general public. Hotels which are operated by membership organizations and open to the general public are included in this industry. Hotels operated by organizations for their members only are classified in Industry 7041. Apartment hotels are classified in Real Estate, Industry 6513; rooming and boarding houses are classified in Industry 7021; and sporting and recreational camps are classified in Industry 7032.

• Auto courts
• Bed and breakfast inns
• Cabins and cottages
• Casino hotels
• Hostels
• Hotels, except residential
• Inns, furnishing food and lodging
• Motels
• Recreational hotels
• Resort hotels
• Seasonal hotels
• Ski lodges and resorts
• Tourist cabins
• Tourist courts
  

7021. Rooming and Boarding Houses (Tourist)

Establishments primarily engaged in renting rooms, with or without board, on a fee basis. Rental of apartments, apartment hotels, and other housing units are classified in Real Estate, Industry Group 651. Rooming and boarding houses operated by membership organizations for their members only are classified in Industry 7041. Homes for the aged, for children, and for the handicapped that also provide additional services, other than nursing care, are classified in Industry 8361, and homes that provide nursing care are classified in Industry Group 805.

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