Classification sub-group 601-05 - General retail sales

Industry sector 6 – Trade

Rate risk category 50%

Included	Similar but classified elsewhere
Retail sales of a variety of goods at one location. Goods carried tend to include larger items. Examples include: Department stores Hardware stores/home improvement centres/lumber yards Appliance and/or furniture stores, including “rent-to-own” outlets Home entertainment and electronics stores Flooring, carpet, lighting, drapery and other home furnishing stores Plumbing fixture stores Pool and spa stores Includes incidental activities, such as merchandising, inventory and delivery to customers. In some cases there may be servicing of the products sold.	Specialty and smaller retail stores are found under 601-02 – Specialty retail stores. Retail sale of groceries is found under 601-06 – Independent grocery stores, unless they are large grocery chains, which are found under 601-04 – Grocery chains. Retailing by a manufacturer is considered incidental to the main industry and classified accordingly. Selling vehicles is found under 604-02 – Automotive sales and repair. Auctioning is found under 602-04 – Auctions, appraisals, picture framing and rental stores. Rental of furniture, appliances and tools is found under 610-03 – Light commercial equipment rental services. Store-front rental outlets can be found under 602-04 – Auctions, appraisals, picture framing and rental stores.
Retail sales of cellular telephones, communication equipment, and cellular air-time packages.
Retail sale of a variety of goods under a Consumer Co-op legal entity. Primarily in rural areas Consumer Co-ops are involved in the sale of almost anything from groceries and dry goods to hardware, lumber or farm implements.	Co-ops that primarily retail or wholesale a particular type of good; or a particular family of goods; or are producer co-ops, are assigned to the classification code which best describes the specific goods they sell or produce. Gas bars /stations, including those operated by a consumer co-op, are found under 602-02 – Retail gas and car wash.