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Industry: 5399—Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of a general line of apparel, dry goods, hardware, housewares or home furnishings, groceries, and other lines in limited amounts. Stores selling commodities covered in the definition for department stores, but normally having less than 50 employees, and stores usually known as country general stores are included in this industry. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of merchandise by television, catalog and mail-order are classified in Industry 5961.

Catalog showrooms, general merchandise: except catalog	General merchandise stores—retail
Country general stores—retail	General stores—retail

Codes	Titles	Total Marketable US Businesses
5399	Miscellaneous General Merchandise	16,964
539900	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	10,765
53990000	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	10,765
539999	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores, nec	6,199
53999901	Army-Navy goods stores	1,156
53999902	Catalog showroom stores	229
53999903	Country general stores	1,940
53999904	Duty-free stores	106
53999905	Surplus and salvage stores	901
53999906	Warehouse club stores	1,867