Archived - Standard Industrial Classification - Establishments (SIC-E) 1980

J - Retail Trade Industries

Establishments included in retail trade are those primarily engaged in retail dealing, i.e. buying commodities for resale to the general public for personal or household consumption and in providing related services such as installation and repair. In general, retail establishments are classified by kind of business according to the principal lines of commodities sold and services provided. Processing which is incidental or subordinate to the selling activity is sometimes carried on in retail stores, e.g. tea blending or spice grinding in food stores. Ancillary activities are associated with some kinds of retail establishments, e.g. warehouses or garages operated by department or chain stores.
Establishments such as farm machinery dealers and dealers in farm supplies which sell to the farmer as a farm operator are considered to be in wholesale trade but those which sell to farmers as household consumers, e.g. food or apparel stores are included in retail trade. On the other hand, lumber and building materials dealers, fuel dealers and sellers of office furniture, machines and equipment, of industrial machinery, of commercial and professional furniture and of machinery and equipment are classified in wholesale whether they sell mainly to other businesses or to household consumers. In this Division, the concept of "primarily engaged in" must be interpreted differently from its treatment in other Divisions of the classification (cf. Introduction, C.4).

62 - Household Furniture, Appliances and Furnishings Industries, Retail

Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in household furniture household appliances, television, radio and stereo and in household furnishings. Establishments primarily engaged in selling used furniture, appliances and home furnishings are classified in 6591 - Second-Hand Merchandise Stores n.e.c.

621 - Household Furniture Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in household furniture. Establishments primarily engaged in furniture refinishing and repair are included in this industry group.

6211 - Household Furniture Stores (With Appliances and Furnishings)

Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in household furniture and which are secondarily engaged in selling radios, television sets, appliances and household furnishings. Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in appliances are classified in Industry Group 622 - Appliance, Television, Radio and Stereo Stores and those primarily engaged in retail dealing in furnishings are classified in Industry Group 623 - Household Furnishings Stores.

6212 - Household Furniture Stores (Without Appliances and Furnishings)

Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in household furniture and which do not sell household appliances and furnishings.

6213 - Furniture Refinishing and Repair Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in the repair and refinishing of furniture.