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2012 Edition

international industry 45211

Department Stores

Overview

This industry comprises establishments known as department stores primarily engaged in retailing a wide range of the following new products with no one merchandise line predominating: apparel, furniture, appliances and home furnishings; and selected additional items, such as paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, photographic equipment, jewelry, toys, and sporting goods. Merchandise lines are normally arranged in separate departments.

The immediate parent of international industry 45211 is industry group 4521: Department Stores

2012 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in:
  • Retailing packaged grocery items in combination with general lines of merchandise with no one merchandise line predominating:are classified in Industry 45291, Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters;
  • Retailing apparel without a significant amount of housewares or general merchandise:are classified in Subsector 448, Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores;
  • Retailing general lines of merchandise via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale:are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers; and
  • Retailing used merchandise:are classified in Industry 45331, Used Merchandise Stores.

Descendants

  1. 452111 - Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores)
  2. 452112 - Discount Department Stores

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 45211
2007 45211
2012 45211
2017 45221
2022 45511

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

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SIC mappings are available for 6 digit national industry codes and their sub-descriptions only. For detailed mappings choose the most appropriate six-digit code from the list of descendants.

Insurance Industry Mappings

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