Formal wear store is a Google Business Profile category used by 2 of the 187 local business types in our free guides. Below is when it fits, when it should only be an extra category, and when to leave it off.
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As an additional category
Add it on top of your primary category only when the condition is genuinely true at this location.
- Menswear store: only if suit hire
- Bridal shop: only if formal wear / suit hire
How to add or change it
In your Business Profile, edit your business category, start typing “Formal wear store” and choose it from Google's list (you can't type a custom category). You get one primary and up to nine additional categories; fewer, accurate ones are better than a full list. Category changes can take a few days to show and Google may review them before they go live. Step-by-step: change your category safely · category not in the list?
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