Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. Organizations (hierarchy name)
4. organizations (groups)

Narrower term/s

• [business enterprises by function][+]
  • trust companies
  • news agencies [+]
    • wire services
  • Internet service providers
  • liveries (businesses)
  • theater companies
  • architectural firms [+]
    • landscape architecture firms
  • law firms
  • motion picture studios (businesses)
  • engineering firms
  • fashion houses
  • factories (organizations) [NP] [+]
    • ironworks businesses
  • design firms
  • contracting firms (construction)
  • printing firms
  • urban planning firms
  • construction firms
  • demolition firms
  • publishing houses [+]
    • private presses
  • software companies
  • pharmaceutical companies
  • art house cinemas (businesses)
  • auction houses (businesses)
  • production companies
  • bookselling businesses [+]
    • bookstores (business)
  • distributing businesses
  • department stores (businesses)
  • garden design firms
  • interior design firms
  • product development firms
  • art dealerships
  • consultancies
  • hat shops
  • industrial design firms
  • furniture stores (businesses)
  • calligraphy businesses
  • metalworking businesses
  • stores (businesses)
  • shops (businesses)
  • shipping companies
  • home goods stores (businesses)
• [business enterprises by form][+]
  • companies [+]
    • corporations
    • partnerships (companies) [+]
      • firms [+]
    • parent companies [+]
      • holding companies
  • chains (business enterprises)
  • joint ventures (organizations)
• [business enterprises by ownership][+]
  • women-owned business enterprises
  • subsidiaries
  • cooperatives (business enterprises) [+]
    • cooperative stores (built works) [NP]
    • cooperative apartment houses [NP]
    • credit unions
    • producer cooperatives
    • agricultural cooperatives
  • couple-owned business enterprises

Anotations

Scope note:

Establishments specializing in commercial or mercantile activity involving the exchange of commodities, services, or financial resources, such as shops, offices, warehouses, and other commercial establishments.