TJX Companies

The TJX Companies, Inc.

Formerly	Zayre Corp.
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: TJX S&P 500 component
Industry	Retail
Founded	1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Founder	Bernard Cammarata
Headquarters	Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Number of locations	4,557[1] (August 1, 2020)
Area served	United States Canada Australia Austria Ireland Germany Netherlands Poland United Kingdom
Key people	Carol Meyrowitz (Executive Chairman) Ernie Herrman (President, CEO) Scott Goldenberg (CFO) Raina Avalon (CLO) Mark Beyerly (CIO)
Products	Clothing footwear bedding food furniture jewelry beauty products housewares
Revenue	US$38.937 billion (2018)
Operating income	US$4.17 billion (2018)
Net income	US$3.06 billion (2018)
Total assets	US$14.326 billion (2018)
Total equity	US$5.05 billion (2018)
Number of employees	270,000 (2018)
Divisions	HomeGoods (HomeGoods, HomeSense)[2] Marmaxx (Marshalls, TJ Maxx)[2] Sierra (Sierra)[2] TJX Canada (Marshalls, Winners, HomeSense) TJX International (TK Maxx, HomeSense)
Website	tjx.com
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The TJX Companies, Inc. (abbreviated TJX) is an American multinational off-price department store corporation, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.^[7] It was formed as a subsidiary of Zayre Corp. in 1987, and became the legal successor to Zayre Corp. following a company reorganization in 1989.

As of 2019^[update], TJX operates TJ Maxx (in the United States) and TK Maxx (in Australia and Europe), its flagship store chains, along with Marshalls, HomeGoods, HomeSense, and Sierra in the United States, and HomeSense, Marshalls, and Winners in Canada. There are over 4,557 discount stores in the TJX portfolio located in nine countries.^[8] TJX ranked No. 97 in the 2021 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.^[9]