Official classification context
Industry overview This refers to the establishments, as the head offices primarily engaged in controlling establishments of retail trade, general merchandise, engaged in the operations except the work- site operations, for managing and controlling operations across the whole organization to promote the management of the own company, personnel affairs/personnel training, general affairs, financial affairs/accounting, legal affairs, intellectual property management, planning, public information/advertising, investigation/research and development, production/project management, real estate management, informat ion system management, management of equipments and materials, buying/raw materials purchase, service/material procurement.
Major group context This Major group comprises establishments engaged in the retail of a variety of goods for clothing, foods and housing. These establishments handle a wide range of products and retail them according to their respective business statuses (distinctive forms of selling), and are specifically referred to as department stores, general merchandise supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores, home improvement stores and uniform-price stores. Group Class Number Number