This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing all types of merchandise using mail catalogs or television to generate clients and display merchandise. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in retailing from catalog showrooms of mail-order houses as well as establishments providing a combination of Internet and mail-order sales.
The NAICS industry code for Mail-Order Houses is 454113. Included in this industry are:
Book clubs, not publishing, mail-order
Catalog (i.e., order taking) offices of mail-order houses
Collector's items, mail-order houses
Computer software, mail-order houses
Direct mailers (i.e., selling own merchandise)
Mail-order houses
Order taking offices of mail-order houses
Prerecorded tape, compact disc, and record mail-order houses
Television order, home shopping
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Providing telemarketing (e.g., telephone marketing) services for others - classified in U.S. Industry 561422, Telemarketing Bureaus; and
- Retailing merchandise using store and nonstore methods at the same establishment - classified in Store retail activities based on the store portion of the activity.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
