This U.S. Census Bureau NAICS-based industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in buying or selling furniture (except hospital beds, medical furniture, and drafting tables); and home furnishings and/or housewares on a commission, brokerage, or agency basis for others through a sales force rather than through electronic means such as the Internet.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Merchant wholesale distribution of furniture (except hospital beds, medical furniture, and drafting tables) and home furnishings--are classified in Industry Group 4232, Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers; and
• Bringing together buyers and sellers of goods using the Internet or other electronic means and generally receiving a commission or fee for the service--are classified in Industry 425110, Business to Business Electronic Markets.