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Industries / Clothing, Accessory & General Merchandise Stores

Men's Clothing Stores

Women's Clothing Stores

Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores

Family Clothing Stores

Clothing Accessories Stores

Other Clothing Stores

Shoe Stores

Jewelry Stores

Luggage and Leather Goods Stores

Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores)

Discount Department Stores

Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters

All Other General Merchandise Stores

Men's Clothing Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new men's and boys' clothing. These establishments may provide basic alterations, such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, or lengthening or shortening sleeves.

Examples: N/A

Women's Clothing Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new women's, misses'; and juniors' clothing, including maternity wear. These establishments may provide basic alterations, such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, or lengthening or shortening sleeves.

Examples: N/A

Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new children's and infants' clothing. These establishments may provide basic alterations, such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, or lengthening or shortening sleeves.

Examples: N/A

Family Clothing Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new clothing for men, women, and children, without specializing in sales for an individual gender or age group. These establishments may provide basic alterations, such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, or lengthening or shortening sleeves.

Examples: N/A

Clothing Accessories Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing single or combination lines of new clothing accessories, such as hats and caps, costume jewelry, gloves, handbags, ties, wigs, toupees, and belts.

Examples: Wig and hairpiece stores, Neckwear stores, Costume jewelry stores

Other Clothing Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of new clothing (except general lines of men's, women's, children's, infants', and family clothing). These establishments may provide basic alterations, such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, or lengthening or shortening sleeves.

Examples: Uniform (except athletic) stores, Swimwear stores, Lingerie stores, Leather coat stores, Hosiery stores, Fur apparel stores, Costume shops, Bridal gown (except custom) shops

Shoe Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing all types of new footwear (except hosiery and specialty sports footwear, such as golf shoes, bowling shoes, and spiked shoes). Establishments primarily engaged in retailing new tennis shoes or sneakers are included in this industry.

Examples: N/A

Jewelry Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing one or more of the following items: (1) new jewelry (except costume jewelry); (2) new sterling and plated silverware; and (3) new watches and clocks. Also included are establishments retailing these new products in combination with lapidary work and/or repair services.

Examples: N/A

Luggage and Leather Goods Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments known as luggage and leather goods stores primarily engaged in retailing new luggage, briefcases, trunks, or these new products in combination with a general line of leather items (except leather apparel), such as belts, gloves, and handbags.

Examples: N/A

Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores)

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments known as department stores that have separate departments for various merchandise lines, such as apparel, jewelry, home furnishings, and linens, each with separate cash registers and sales associates. Department stores in this industry generally do not have central customer checkout and cash register facilities.

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Discount Department Stores

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments known as department stores that have central customer checkout areas, generally in the front of the store, and that may have additional cash registers located in one or more individual departments. Department stores in this industry sell a wide range of general merchandise (except fresh, perishable foods).

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Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters

Description: This industry comprises establishments known as warehouse clubs, superstores or supercenters primarily engaged in retailing a general line of groceries in combination with general lines of new merchandise, such as apparel, furniture, and appliances.

Examples: N/A

All Other General Merchandise Stores

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new goods in general merchandise stores (except department stores, warehouse clubs, superstores, and supercenters). These establishments retail a general line of new merchandise, such as apparel, automotive parts, dry goods, hardware, groceries, housewares or home furnishings, and other lines in limited amounts, with none of the lines predominating.

Examples: Variety stores, Home and auto supply stores, General stores, General merchandise trading posts, General merchandise catalog showrooms (except catalog mail-order), Dollar stores

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