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.

622 - Appliance, Television, Radio and Stereo Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in major household appliances, small electrical appliances, television, radio and sound equipment. Repair shops for such appliances are included in this industry group.

6221 - Appliance, Television, Radio and Stereo Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in household appliances, radios, television sets and sound equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in television and radio receiving sets and record and stereophonic equipment but which sell no household appliances are classified in 6222 - Television, Radio and Stereo Stores.

6222 - Television, Radio and Stereo Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in television and radio receiving sets and sound equipment. Such stores may be secondarily engaged in selling records, tapes, musical instruments and parts for television and radio sets and sound equipment as well as some repairing of such equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in repairing television and radio sets are classified in 6223 - Appliance, Television, Radio and Stereo Repair Shops those primarily engaged in selling records are classified in 6552 - Record and Tape Stores and those primarily engaged in retailing musical instruments are classified in 6551 - Musical Instrument Stores. Establishments which sell television sets, radios and sound equipment in addition to electrical appliances are classified in 6221 - Appliance, Television, Radio and Stereo Stores and those primarily engaged in retailing motor vehicle stereos and radios (including C.B. or GRS) are classified in 6342 - Tire, Battery, Parts and Accessories Stores.

6223 - Appliance, Television, Radio and Stereo Repair Shops

Establishments primarily engaged in the repair and maintenance of radios, television sets, stereo equipment, tape recorders and household electrical appliances. Such shops may be secondarily engaged in selling such equipment and parts. Establishments primarily engaged in retail dealing in such equipment and appliances are classified in one of the preceding classes of this industry group.