North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 1.0

561 - Retail services (except commissions)

This group comprises the services of buying and selling merchandise on own account at the final step in the distribution chain, and rendering services incidental to the retail sale of merchandise; the services are provided in-store, on-line or in vending machines.

• Exclusion(s)

  • the service of buying and selling merchandise on own account at an intermediate step in the distribution chain (See 551 Wholesale services (except commissions))
  • the service of selling merchandise for others on a commission basis at the final step in the distribution process (See 5621111 Retail trade commissions)

56142 - Publications at retail

This class comprises retailing services for published books, newspapers, magazines, peridodicals and other publications.

561422 - Newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals, at retail

This subclass comprises retailing services for printed and online newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals.

5614221 - Newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, printed, at retail

Retailing services for printed newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • printed community newspapers at retail
  • printed daily newspapers at retail
  • printed ethnic newspapers at retail
  • printed magazines at retail
  • printed newspapers ordered online and delivered to the client, at retail
  • printed periodicals at retail

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • printed comic books, at retail

5614222 - Newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, online, at retail

Retailing services for online newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • online community newspapers at retail
  • online daily newspapers at retail
  • online ethnic newspapers at retail
  • online magazines at retail
  • online periodicals at retail

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • newspapers, magazines and other printed periodicals bought online, at retail (See 5614221 Newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, printed, at retail)