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Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new children's and infants' clothing. These establishments may provide basic alterations, such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, or lengthening or shortening sleeves.
Definition — Children's and Infants' Clothing Stores
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new children's and infants' clothing. These establishments may provide basic alterations, such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, or lengthening or shortening sleeves.
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Stores for the Youngest Shoppers
Children's and infants' clothing stores carry a general line sized and styled for babies and children rather than a single garment type. Because children outgrow sizes quickly, these stores organize their ranges by age and size, and many keep the basic alterations listed in the definition — hemming and seam adjustments — available for a better fit.
The category is defined by its customer, not by a product: a store belongs here when its primary business is a general line of new children's and infants' clothing. Stores that carry clothing for the whole family without specializing fall under family clothing stores instead.
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What counts as a children's and infants' clothing store?
An establishment primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new children's and infants' clothing. Basic alterations such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, or lengthening or shortening sleeves may also be provided.
How is this category different from family clothing stores?
Children's and infants' stores specialize in clothing for babies and children. Family clothing stores retail a general line for men, women, and children without specializing in any one gender or age group.
Do children's clothing stores offer alterations?
Many do. The category definition includes basic alterations such as hemming, taking in or letting out seams, and lengthening or shortening sleeves.
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