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TJX Companies, Inc.

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TJX Companies, Inc. is an American off-price retail company headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, founded in 1976 as a division of the Zayre Corporation and spun off as an independent public company in 1989. It became the largest off-price apparel and home fashion retailer in the world, operating chains including T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, which sell brand-name and designer merchandise at discounted prices.

Facts
Company Type
American off-price department store retail corporation 2
Founded Year
1987 2
Headquarters
Framingham, Massachusetts 2
Size Band
100,000 or More 2
Listing
NYSE 3
Status
Active 4
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
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Operates In

Retail Industry, Industries

A major retail company; classified in the atlas retail-industry.

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Located In

United States

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Source Wikipedia, TJX Companies, Inc.Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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The TJX Companies, Inc. (abbreviated TJX) is an American multinational off-price department store corporation, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Sources
1. Wikidata: TJX Companies, Inc.
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2. Wikipedia, TJX Companies, Inc.
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The TJX Companies, Inc. (abbreviated TJX) is an American multinational off-price department store corporation, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.
  • Lead section, second sentence
    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.
  • Infobox: num_employees
    349,000
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3. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR): SEC EDGAR submissions: TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)Submissions record, exchanges
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"exchanges": [ "NYSE" ]
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4. Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF): GLEIF record for THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)LEI record, entity status
Quote, LEI record, entity status
"status": "ACTIVE"
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