JSIC 56—Retail trade, general merchandise

Where 56 sits

1. I Wholesale and retail trade
2. 56 Retail trade, general merchandise

Contains 8 narrower codes

• 560 Establishments engaged in administrative or ancillary economic activities (56 retail trade, general merchandise )
• 561 Department stores
• 562 General merchandise supermarkets
• 563 Convenience stores
• 564 Drugstores
• 565 Home improvement stores
• 566 Uniform-price stores
• 569 Other retail trade, general merchandise (with less than 50 employees)

What 56 includes

• This Major group comprises establishments engaged in the retail of a variety of goods for clothing, foods and housing in an integrated manner at single shops.
• It is impossible to determine the principal goods in their trade, and many examples of them are found among so-called department stores.

56 in other systems