Variant of NAICS 1997 - Retail Trade and Wholesale Trade

RT - Retail Trade

B - Furniture, Home Furnishings and Electronics Stores

442 - Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new furniture and home furnishings. These establishments usually operate from showrooms and many offer interior decorating services in addition to the sale of products.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • used furniture and home furnishings retailing (See 45331 Used Merchandise Stores)
  • retailing furniture and home furnishings by means of electronic shopping, mail-order or direct sale (See 454 Non-Store Retailers)

4422 - Home Furnishings Stores

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing home furnishings, such as floor coverings, window treatments, kitchen and tableware, bedding and linens, lamps and shades, bathroom accessories, and pictures and picture frames.

44229 - Other Home Furnishings Stores

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in retailing new home furnishings, such as window treatments, kitchen and tableware, bedding and linens, brooms and brushes, lamps and shades, and prints and picture frames.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • new furniture retailing (See 44211 Furniture Stores)
  • retailing floor coverings (See 44221 Floor Covering Stores)
  • providing interior decorating services, but not retailing home furnishings (See 54141 Interior Design Services)

442291 - Window Treatment Stores

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing ready-made and custom draperies, blinds and shades.

• Example Activities:

  • Curtains and draperies, household, new, retail
  • Drapery stores, retail
  • Venetian blind shops, retail
  • Vertical blinds, retail

442292 - Print and Picture Frame Stores

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing posters, prints and ready-made frames, and in custom framing, mounting and laminating. These establishments may also retail a limited number of original works of art.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • retailing original and limited edition art works, including native art and art carvings (See 453920 Art Dealers)

• Example Activities:

  • Custom framing, mounting, and laminating pictures, retail store
  • Custom, picture frame, retail store
  • Picture frames, retail
  • Posters and prints, retail

442298 - All Other Home Furnishings Stores

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in retailing new home furnishings.

• Example Activities:

  • Bath boutique
  • Bedding (sheets, blankets, spreads and pillows), retail
  • China and glassware stores
  • Cutlery stores, retail
  • Enamelware stores, retail
  • Fireplace accessories, retail
  • Fireplace stores, retail
  • Glassware stores, retail
  • Home furnishing stores
  • Housewares stores, retail
  • Kitchenware stores, retail
  • Lamps and lighting fixtures, electric, retail
  • Lighting fixtures and lamps, electric, retail
  • Linen shops, retail
  • Mirrors, retail
  • Pottery stores, retail
  • Table and floor lamps, retail
  • Woodburning stoves, retail