2022 Edition

national industry 455110

Department Stores

Overview

This industry comprises establishments generally known as department stores that have separate departments for general lines of new merchandise, such as apparel, jewelry, home furnishings, and toys, with no one merchandise line predominating. Department stores may sell perishable groceries, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, but such sales are insignificant. Department stores with fixed point-of-sale locations may have separate customer checkout areas in each department, central customer checkout areas, or both.

The immediate parent of national industry 455110 is international industry 45511: Department Stores

2022 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Retailing apparel without a significant amount of housewares or general merchandise--are classified in Industry 458110, Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers;
  • Retailing a general line of merchandise in combination with a significant amount and variety of perishable groceries, generally known as warehouse clubs, superstores, or supercenters--are classified in U.S. Industry 455211, Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters;
  • Retailing a general line of merchandise and not generally known as department stores, warehouse clubs, superstores, or supercenters--are classified in U.S. Industry 455219, All Other General Merchandise Retailers; and
  • Retailing used merchandise--are classified in Industry 459510, Used Merchandise Retailers.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 455110 - Department stores
  2. 455110 - Internet department store sites

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 452111 452112 454111 454112 454113
2007 452111 452112 454111 454112 454113
2012 452111 452112 454111 454112 454113
2017 452210 454110
2022 455110

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 5311 - Department Stores

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 455110, Department Stores:

  1. department or discount store
  2. department store
  3. department store except discount department store
  4. department store excl jewellery fur
  5. department store including jewellery fur
  6. department store retail
  7. discount department store
  8. employment contractor temporary department store staff de pa
  9. general merchandise store
  10. mercantile not otherwise classified
  11. retail store not otherwise classified
  12. retail trade
  13. store department retail
  14. store department store
  15. store department store retail
  16. store large open area not otherwise classified 1 000 m2 or more other
  17. store retail
  18. store retail not otherwise classified
  19. store retail store not otherwise classified including service of food not restaurant
  20. store retail store not otherwise classified no service of food

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