NAICS 452210 · Retail Trade
Department Stores: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 2,981 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises establishments known as department stores that have separate departments for general lines of new merchandise, such as apparel, jewelry, home furnishings, and toys, with no one merchandise line predominating. Department stores may sell perishable groceries, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products, but such sales are insignificant. Department stores may have separate customer checkout areas in each department, central customer checkout areas, or both.
Businesses classified here include
- Department stores
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 452210), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for department stores
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for department stores
- California 289 locations
- Texas 280 locations
- Florida 207 locations
- North Carolina 129 locations
- Georgia 124 locations
- Pennsylvania 123 locations
- New York 119 locations
- Illinois 116 locations
- Ohio 114 locations
- Virginia 91 locations
All 49 states
- Alabama (55)
- Arizona (64)
- Arkansas (31)
- California (289)
- Colorado (59)
- Connecticut (36)
- Delaware (14)
- Florida (207)
- Georgia (124)
- Hawaii (12)
- Idaho (16)
- Illinois (116)
- Indiana (65)
- Iowa (30)
- Kansas (27)
- Kentucky (43)
- Louisiana (42)
- Maine (10)
- Maryland (55)
- Massachusetts (49)
- Michigan (83)
- Minnesota (48)
- Mississippi (32)
- Missouri (63)
- Montana (9)
- Nebraska (17)
- Nevada (31)
- New Hampshire (20)
- New Jersey (86)
- New Mexico (18)
- New York (119)
- North Carolina (129)
- North Dakota (9)
- Ohio (114)
- Oklahoma (29)
- Oregon (22)
- Pennsylvania (123)
- Rhode Island (9)
- South Carolina (69)
- South Dakota (7)
- Tennessee (67)
- Texas (280)
- Utah (26)
- Vermont (3)
- Virginia (91)
- Washington (50)
- West Virginia (20)
- Wisconsin (55)
- Wyoming (5)