Miscellaneous Store Retailers
NAICS 453: Miscellaneous store retailers — pet stores, used merchandise, art dealers, and specialty retail.
Industry at a Glance
Sector-wide aggregates across all businesses classified under NAICS 453 (2017 classification frame). For specific sub-industries within this sector, see the individual reports below.
NAICS 2017 code. Distributed across 2 NAICS 2022 industries; no single successor.
Industry Overview
Miscellaneous store retailers (NAICS 453) covers specialized retail formats not classified in other retail subsectors — pet stores, florists, art dealers, used merchandise stores, manufactured home dealers, and other niche retailers. The pet retail segment dominates by revenue, anchored by Petco and PetSmart (taken private by BC Partners in 2015), which together operate over 3,000 stores nationwide. Chewy competes primarily online but has reshaped customer expectations for subscription-based consumables delivery that brick-and-mortar pet retailers now must match.
Used merchandise retailing has expanded beyond traditional thrift stores into a structured resale economy. Goodwill Industries operates over 3,300 stores through its federated model of independent regional organizations. The RealReal and ThredUp have brought authenticated luxury and mainstream secondhand apparel online, while platforms like Poshmark (acquired by Naver in 2023) blend social commerce with resale. This category benefits from consumer interest in sustainability and value, with the secondhand apparel market alone projected to grow faster than traditional retail.
Art dealers (NAICS 45392) operate in a distinct market structure, with New York City's Chelsea gallery district and auction houses like Christie's and Sotheby's defining the high end, while regional galleries and online platforms like Artsy serve the broader market. Manufactured (mobile) home dealers represent another distinct category, serving a housing affordability niche where Clayton Homes (Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary) is the dominant manufacturer-dealer. The subsector's diversity means performance drivers and competitive dynamics vary radically across categories, making subsector-level generalizations less useful than category-specific analysis.
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Industry Trends
Petco and PetSmart are expanding veterinary clinic and grooming service footprints within stores to drive recurring traffic and differentiate from Chewy's e-commerce dominance in consumable pet supplies.
The secondhand retail economy is formalizing — ThredUp, The RealReal, and Goodwill's online GoodwillFinds platform are bringing authentication, logistics infrastructure, and branded experiences to used merchandise that was historically fragmented across local thrift stores.
Manufactured home dealers are experiencing demand growth as median new home prices push first-time buyers toward factory-built housing, with Clayton Homes (Berkshire Hathaway) controlling roughly half of manufactured home production and much of the dealer network.
Art dealers are adopting online viewing rooms and digital sales platforms post-pandemic — Christie's and Sotheby's both report that online-only auction revenue has become a permanent channel rather than a temporary pandemic adaptation.
Florist revenue is shifting from local walk-in shops to order-gatherer networks (1-800-Flowers, FTD) and direct-from-farm shippers like UrbanStems and Bouqs, compressing margins for independent florists without strong local event and wedding business.
Available Reports
1 industry report available for purchase under Miscellaneous Store Retailers.
Used Merchandise StoresNAICS 45331 report▾
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