Industries in the Health and Personal Care Stores subsector retail health and personal care merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations. Establishments in this subsector are characterized principally by the products they retail, and some health and personal care stores may have specialized staff trained in dealing with the products. Staff may include pharmacists, opticians, and other professionals engaged in retailing, advising customers, and/or fitting the product sold to the customer's needs.
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing health and personal care products.
See industry description for 446110 below.
This industry comprises establishments known as pharmacies and drug stores engaged in retailing prescription or nonprescription drugs and medicines.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
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446110 | 446110 | 446110 | Apothecaries |
446110 | 446110 | 446110 | Drug stores |
446110 | 446110 | 446110 | Pharmacies |
See industry description for 446120 below.
This industry comprises establishments known as cosmetic or perfume stores or beauty supply shops primarily engaged in retailing cosmetics, perfumes, toiletries, and personal grooming products.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
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446120 | 446120 | 446120 | Beauty supply stores |
446120 | 446120 | 446120 | Cosmetics stores |
446120 | 446120 | 446120 | Perfume stores |
See industry description for 446130 below.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) retailing and fitting prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses; (2) retailing prescription eyeglasses in combination with the grinding of lenses to order on the premises; and (3) selling nonprescription eyeglasses.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
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446130 | 446130 | 446130 | Lens grinding, ophthalmic, in retail stores |
446130 | 446130 | 446130 | Optical goods stores (except offices of optometrists) |
446130 | 446130 | 446130 | Sunglass stores |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing health and personal care items (except drugs, medicines, optical goods, perfumes, cosmetics, and beauty supplies).
Illustrative Examples:
Convalescent supply stores Prosthetic stores Food (i.e., health) supplement stores Sick room supply stores Hearing aid stores
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
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446191 | 446191 | 446191 | Food (i.e., health) supplement stores |
446191 | 446191 | 446191 | Nutrition (i.e., food supplement) stores |
446191 | 446191 | 446191 | Vitamin stores |
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of health and personal care merchandise (except drugs, medicines, optical goods, cosmetics, beauty supplies, perfume, and food supplement products).
Illustrative Examples:
Convalescent supply stores Prosthetic stores Hearing aid stores Sick room supply stores
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
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2007 NAICS | 2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS |
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446199 | 446199 | 446199 | Convalescent supply stores |
446199 | 446199 | 446199 | Hearing aid stores |
446199 | 446199 | 446199 | Medical equipment and supplies stores |
446199 | 446199 | 446199 | Prosthetic stores |
446199 | 446199 | 446199 | Sick room supply stores |