Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

4461 - Health and Personal Care Stores

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing health and personal care products. Drug stores and pharmacies, cosmetics, beauty supplies and perfume stores, optical goods stores, food (health) supplement stores and health appliance stores are included.

44611 - Pharmacies and Drug Stores

This industry comprises establishments, known as pharmacies and drug stores, primarily engaged in retailing prescription or non-prescription drugs and medicines. These establishments also typically retail snacks, cosmetics, personal hygiene products, greeting cards and stationery, and health aids, and may also retail confectionery, tobacco products, novelties and giftware, and cameras and photographic supplies.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements and body enhancing supplements (See 44619 Other Health and Personal Care Stores)

44612 - Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies and Perfume Stores

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing cosmetics, perfumes, toiletries and personal grooming products.

44613 - Optical Goods Stores

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing and fitting prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses. These establishments may or may not grind lenses to order on the premises. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing non-prescription sunglasses are also included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • lens grinding without retailing (See 33911 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing)
  • operating a private or group practice of optometry (See 62132 Offices of Optometrists)

44619 - Other Health and Personal Care Stores

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in retailing health and personal care items. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing health and personal care items, such as vitamin supplements, hearing aids, and medical equipment and supplies are included.