455211 Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments generally known as warehouse clubs, superstores, or supercenters, primarily engaged in retailing a general line of groceries, including a significant amount and variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meats, and other perishable groceries, in combination with a general line of new merchandise, such as apparel, furniture, and appliances.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Retailing a general line of groceries, such as supermarkets and grocery stores are classified in Industry 445110, Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers).
• Retailing a general line of new merchandise, generally known as department stores are classified in Industry 455110, Department Stores.
• Retailing a general line of new merchandise, except department stores, warehouse clubs, superstores, and supercenters are classified in U.S. Industry 455219, All Other General Merchandise Retailers.
• Retailing a general line of new home repair and improvement materials and supplies, generally known as home centers are classified in Industry 444110, Home Centers.
• Retailing used merchandise are classified in Industry 459510, Used Merchandise Retailers.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 455211

The Census index assigns these 5 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Internet supercenter sites
• Internet warehouse club sites
• Supercenters
• Superstores (i.e., food and general merchandise)
• Warehouse clubs (i.e., food and general merchandise)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 455211

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 455211, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $47 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 4711, 4719, 4791), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominatingUK SIC
• 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised storesUK SIC
• 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via InternetUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 455219All Other General Merchandise Retailers