Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores

Technical Definition

Merchants offering a varied but limited selection of merchandise in the low or popular price range. Such stores generally are not departmentalized, do not offer proprietary charge or credit cards, and do not deliver merchandise. Variety stores offer merchandise similar to that sold by discount stores, but operate on a much smaller scale.

Related Codes

MCC 5300: Wholesale Clubs
MCC 5310: Discount Stores
MCC 5311: Department Stores

Cross-Industry Classification

This code is part of the ISO 18245 standard used by global payment networks. It may correspond to the following alternate classification systems:

VISA: Miscellaneous General
MASTERCARD: Excluded

Associated Merchants

The following merchants are known to historically trigger this category for rewards calculation:

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