Industries in the Nonstore Retailers subsector retail merchandise using methods, such as the broadcasting of infomercials, the broadcasting and publishing of direct-response advertising, the publishing of paper and electronic catalogs, door-to-door solicitation, in-home demonstration, selling from portable stalls and distribution through vending machines. Establishments in this subsector include mail-order houses, vending machine operators, home delivery sales, door-to-door sales, party plan sales, electronic shopping, and sales through portable stalls (e.g., street vendors, except food). Establishments engaged in the direct sale (i.e., nonstore) of products, such as home heating oil dealers and newspaper delivery service providers are included in this subsector.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing all types of merchandise using non-store means, such as catalogs, toll free telephone numbers, or electronic media, such as interactive television or computer. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing from catalog showrooms of mail-order houses.
Illustrative Examples:
Catalog (i.e., order-taking) offices of mail-order houses Internet auction sites, retail Collectors' items, mail-order houses Mail-order book clubs (not publishing) Computer software, mail-order houses Mail-order houses Home shopping television orders Web retailers
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This U.S. Industry comprises establishments engaged in retailing all types of merchandise using
the Internet.
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454111 | 454111 | 454110 | Business to Consumer retail sales Internet sites |
454111 | 454111 | 454110 | E-tailers |
454111 | 454111 | 454110 | Internet retail sales sites |
454111 | 454111 | 454110 | Web retailers |
This U.S. Industry comprises establishments engaged in providing sites for and facilitating
consumer-to-consumer or business-to-consumer trade in new and used goods, on an auction basis, using the Internet. Establishments in this industry provide the electronic location for retail auctions, but do not take title to the goods being sold.
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454112 | 454112 | 454110 | Auctions, Internet retail |
454112 | 454112 | 454110 | Electronic auctions, retail |
454112 | 454112 | 454110 | Internet auctions, retail |
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing all types of merchandise using mail catalogs or television to generate clients and display merchandise. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing from catalog showrooms of mail-order houses as well as establishments providing a combination of Internet and mail-order sales.
Illustrative Examples:
Catalog (i.e., order-taking) offices of mail-order houses Home shopping television orders Collectors' items, mail-order houses Mail-order book clubs (not publishing) Computer software, mail-order houses Mail-order houses
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454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Book clubs, not publishing, mail-order |
454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Catalog (i.e., order taking) offices of mail-order houses |
454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Collector's items, mail-order houses |
454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Computer software, mail-order houses |
454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Direct mailers (i.e., selling own merchandise) |
454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Mail-order houses |
454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Order taking offices of mail-order houses |
454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Prerecorded tape, compact disc, and record mail-order houses |
454113 | 454113 | 454110 | Television order, home shopping |
See industry description for 454210 below.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise through vending machines that they service.
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454210 | 454210 | 454210 | Automatic merchandising machine operators |
454210 | 454210 | 454210 | Vending machine merchandisers, sale of products |
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in nonstore retailing (except electronic, mail-order, or vending machine sales). These establishments typically go to the customers' location rather than the customer coming to them (e.g., door-to-door sales, home parties). Examples of establishments in this industry are home delivery newspaper routes; home delivery of heating oil, liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, and other fuels; locker meat provisioners; frozen food and freezer plan providers; coffee-break services providers; and bottled water or water softener services.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing heating oil, liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, and other fuels via direct selling.
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This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing heating oil via direct selling.
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454311 | 454311 | 454311 | Fuel oil (i.e., heating) dealers, direct selling |
454311 | 454311 | 454311 | Heating oil dealers, direct selling |
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing liquefied petroleum (LP) gas via direct selling.
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454312 | 454312 | 454312 | Bottled gas dealers, direct selling |
454312 | 454312 | 454312 | Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers, direct selling |
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing fuels (except liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil) via direct selling.
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454319 | 454319 | 454319 | Coal dealers, direct selling |
454319 | 454319 | 454319 | Firewood dealers, direct selling |
See industry description for 454390 below.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise (except food for immediate consumption and fuel) via direct sale to the customer by means, such as in-house sales (i.e., party plan merchandising), truck or wagon sales, and portable stalls (i.e., street vendors).
Illustrative Examples:
Direct selling bottled water providers Direct selling home delivery newspaper routes Direct selling coffee-break service providers Direct selling locker meat provisioners Direct selling frozen food and freezer plan providers Direct selling party plan merchandisers
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454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Bazaars (i.e., temporary stands) |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Bottled water providers, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Canvassers (door-to-door), headquarters for retail sale of merchandise, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Christmas trees, cut, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Cigarette stands, temporary |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Coffee-break service providers, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Direct selling of merchandise (door-to-door) |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Door-to-door retailing of merchandise, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Flea markets, temporary location, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Frozen food and freezer plan providers, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Fruit stands, temporary |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Home delivery newspaper routes, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | House-to-house direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | In-home sales of merchandise, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Locker meat provisioners, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Party plan merchandisers, direct selling |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Produce stands, temporary |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Street vendors (except food) |
454390 | 454390 | 454390 | Water softener service providers, direct selling |