SIC 5139 Footwear Wholesalers

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SIC 5139
FOOTWEAR WHOLESALERS

This industry consists of establishments that engage in the wholesale distribution of athletic and other footwear of leather, rubber, and other materials.

NAICS Code(s)

422340 (Footwear Wholesalers)

Industry Snapshot

In 2003, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total number of establishments in the footwear wholesalers industry was 23,925, with total annual sales of $12.5 billion. The average sales per establishment was $7.2 million. States with the highest number of establishments were California with 504, New York with 294, Florida with 225, and Texas 115. Shoes accounted for 1,107 establishments, and controlled 54 percent of the market. Total sales in this sector were $6.7 million. Footwear accounted for 629 establishments, and controlled more than 30 percent of the market, and generated $6.7 million in sales.

The Commerce Department divides footwear wholesalers into three categories: merchant wholesalers, who take title to the goods they sell; manufacturers' sales branches and offices, which are kept apart from manufacturing plants for marketing purposes; and agents, brokers, and commission merchants, who buy and sell products owned by others on a commission or agency basis. Additionally, the footwear market is divided into several sections: women's and misses' footwear; men's, youths' and boys' nonrubber footwear; children's, infants', and babies' nonrubber footwear; leather athletic footwear; sneakers, rubber and plastic...

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