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Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers
NAICS 459410 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) retailing new office supplies, stationery, and school supplies; (2) retailing a combination of new office equipment, furniture, and supplies; and (3) retailing new office equipment, furniture, and supplies in combination with selling new computers.
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For Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers, the saved research highlights premises liability, commercial property, products liability. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- What is the approximate annual revenue, and what is the breakdown between supplies, furniture, and technology or electronics?
- Does the operation include any in-store copying, printing, or document services beyond basic self-service kiosks?
- Are deliveries made to customers, and if so, what vehicles are used and who drives them?
- What is the peak inventory value, particularly around back-to-school or fiscal year-end periods?
- Are any reconditioned, refurbished, or used products sold alongside new merchandise?
- What security measures are in place — alarms, cameras, after-hours monitoring?
- How many locations are operated, and are they under common ownership or separate entities?
- What point-of-sale or payment processing systems are used, and has the business had any prior data security incidents?
Activities described by this code
Other activities to examine
- Retailing greeting cards: 459420 — Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers
- Retailing new computers without retailing office equipment, furniture, and supplies: 449210 — Electronics and Appliance Retailers
- Printing business forms: 32311 — Printing
- Retailing new office furniture without retailing new office equipment and supplies: 449110 — Furniture Retailers
- Retailing used office and school supplies: 459510 — Used Merchandise Retailers;
- Providing document copying services (without printing) and other office support services: 56143 — Business Service Centers
Census classification reference
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Office supply and stationery retailers sell new office and school supplies, paper products, writing instruments, filing systems, and related consumables to walk-in customers. Many locations also carry office furniture, small electronics, and computers. Some operations include in-store copying, printing, or document services, though those ancillary services may affect classification.
Questions to investigate
- What is the approximate annual revenue, and what is the breakdown between supplies, furniture, and technology or electronics?
- Does the operation include any in-store copying, printing, or document services beyond basic self-service kiosks?
- Are deliveries made to customers, and if so, what vehicles are used and who drives them?
- What is the peak inventory value, particularly around back-to-school or fiscal year-end periods?
This insurance research was generated in April 2026. It has not received a complete human review. The October 12, 2026 audit checked codes and titles only, not descriptions or coverage assertions.