T.J. Maxx (sometimes referred to as TJ's or TJ) is a chain of American department
stores owned by TJX Companies. It is the largest off-price apparel retailer in
the United States offering brand name clothing, Ladies footwear, bedding & domestics,
furniture & giftware, jewelry, beauty products, handbags, and housewares.
All merchandise is at least 20 - 60% below regular department and specialty
store prices. The company operated 771 stores at the end of 2004, and has further
growth opportunities in the U.S. and abroad. The average store size of a T.J.
Maxx store is 30,000 square feet.
In 1976, T.J. Maxx was founded in
Framingham, Massachusetts, by Taras Sokil as a nameplate of the Zayre discount
department store chain. When Zayre sold their own nameplate to Ames, a rival
discount department store, Zayre was renamed as "TJX Companies, Incorporated".
T.J.
Maxx also operates in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
under the name "T.K. Maxx". The first store opened in 1994 in Bristol. Announced
in 2007 T.K. Maxx will be expanding into Germany as well as future expansion
into France and other parts of Europe. |
