Nonstore Retailers

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of products through television, catalogs, and mail-order. These businesses typically do not maintain stock for sale on the premises. Separate retail stores operated by catalog and mail-order houses are classified according to the products sold. Sample business functions include book clubs (not publishing), mail-order sales of books, catalog order-taking offices for mail-order houses, and mail-order sales of cheese, coins, computers and peripheral equipment, computer software, food, fruit, and jewelry.

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of merchandise through direct selling methods such as telephone sales, door-to-door canvassing, or from mobile and temporary locations. This industry includes independent sellers not employed by the companies they represent, as well as retail sales offices from which representatives operate. Sample business functions include direct-to-consumer retail sales of baked goods, dairy products, coffee, beer, bottled water, and other beverages. It also includes headquarters for canvassing and direct selling organizations, mobile food trucks, beverage vendors, and door-to-door sales of products such as personal care items, home goods, and subscription services (excluding traditional mail-order).