Official classification context
Industry overview This refers to establishments (with 50 or more employees on an ongoing basis) with the business status characterized by primarily retailing daily necessities, such as clothing, foods and goods for daily life, under a self-service system on a comprehensive basis , which are referred to as general merchandise supermarkets, etc. and equipped with facilities to handle a variety of goods for clothing, foods and housing, and may incorporate various specialty stores operated by other entities.
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