{
    "code": "599",
    "title": "Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified",
    "sic_manual": "OSHA SIC Manual",
    "level": "Industry group",
    "major_group_code": "59",
    "parent_code": "59",
    "parent_title": "Miscellaneous Retail",
    "plain_english_definition": "SIC 599 - Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified is an SIC industry group within SIC 59 - Miscellaneous Retail. It brings together 4-digit industries covering florists, tobacco stores and stands, news dealers and newsstands, and other industries in this group.\n\nUse SIC 599 when referring to this industry group as a whole. When the establishment's specific activity is known, use the appropriate 4-digit SIC industry within the group.",
    "summary_plain": "",
    "official_definition": "",
    "official_source": "https://www.osha.gov/data/sic-manual/major-group-59",
    "classification_note": "",
    "included_activities": [],
    "excluded_activities": [
        {
            "label": "Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores",
            "code": "591",
            "title": "Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/591/drug-stores-proprietary-stores"
        },
        {
            "label": "Liquor Stores",
            "code": "592",
            "title": "Liquor Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/592/liquor-stores"
        },
        {
            "label": "Used Merchandise Stores",
            "code": "593",
            "title": "Used Merchandise Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/593/used-merchandise-stores"
        },
        {
            "label": "Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores",
            "code": "594",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/594/shopping-goods-stores"
        },
        {
            "label": "Nonstore Retailers",
            "code": "596",
            "title": "Nonstore Retailers",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/596/nonstore-retailers"
        },
        {
            "label": "Fuel Dealers",
            "code": "598",
            "title": "Fuel Dealers",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/598/fuel-dealers"
        }
    ],
    "confused_codes": [],
    "official_siblings": [
        {
            "code": "591",
            "title": "Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/591/drug-stores-proprietary-stores",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "592",
            "title": "Liquor Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/592/liquor-stores",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "593",
            "title": "Used Merchandise Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/593/used-merchandise-stores",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "594",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/594/shopping-goods-stores",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "596",
            "title": "Nonstore Retailers",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/596/nonstore-retailers",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "598",
            "title": "Fuel Dealers",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/598/fuel-dealers",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "599",
            "title": "Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/599/retail-stores",
            "label": "Industry group"
        }
    ],
    "official_children": [
        {
            "code": "5992",
            "title": "Florists",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/5992/florists",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "5993",
            "title": "Tobacco Stores and Stands",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/5993/tobacco-stores-stands",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "5994",
            "title": "News Dealers and Newsstands",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/5994/news-dealers-newsstands",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "5995",
            "title": "Optical Goods Stores",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/5995/optical-goods-stores",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "5999",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/5999/retail-stores",
            "label": "Industry"
        }
    ],
    "related_naics_codes": [
        {
            "code": "4461",
            "title": "Health and Personal Care Stores ",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/4461/health-personal-care-stores"
        },
        {
            "code": "4512",
            "title": "Book Stores and News Dealers ",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/4512/book-stores-news-dealers"
        },
        {
            "code": "4531",
            "title": "Florists ",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/4531/florists"
        },
        {
            "code": "4541",
            "title": "Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses ",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/4541/electronic-shopping-mail-order-houses"
        },
        {
            "code": "4542",
            "title": "Vending Machine Operators ",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/4542/vending-machine-operators"
        },
        {
            "code": "4543",
            "title": "Direct Selling Establishments ",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/4543/direct-selling-establishments"
        }
    ],
    "example_companies": [
        {
            "name": "Apria Healthcare Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/apria-healthcare-inc",
            "city": "Lake Forest",
            "state": "CA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Costco Wholesale Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/costco-wholesale-corp",
            "city": "Issaquah",
            "state": "WA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Staples Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/staples-inc",
            "city": "Framingham",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Atwood Distributing LP",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/atwood-distributing-lp",
            "city": "Enid",
            "state": "OK",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Phillips Healthcare",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/phillips-healthcare",
            "city": "Andover",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "TJX Companies Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/tjx-companies-inc",
            "city": "Framingham",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Crabtree And Evelyn, Ltd",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/crabtree-and-evelyn-ltd",
            "city": "Woodstock",
            "state": "CT",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Estee Lauder Companies Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/estee-lauder-companies-inc",
            "city": "New York",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Avon Products Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/avon-products-inc",
            "city": "New York",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/zimmer-biomet-holdings-inc",
            "city": "Warsaw",
            "state": "IN",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "L'Oreal USA Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/loreal-usa-inc",
            "city": "New York",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        }
    ],
    "company_count": 153356,
    "email_contact_count": 39798,
    "phone_count": 131428,
    "website_count": 147348,
    "database_as_of": "Nov 13, 2026",
    "count_type": "commercial",
    "count_disclaimer": "These are SICCODE.com commercial database counts, not official government establishment totals. Website-Reviewed & Enriched is a separate review of company websites for products, services, markets, and fit.",
    "canonical_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/599/retail-stores",
    "json_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/599.json",
    "reviewed_by": "Industry Classification Review Team",
    "last_updated": "October 2026"
}