T.J. Maxx was founded in 1976 and is the largest off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. T.J. Maxx offers brand name family apparel, giftware, home fashions, women's shoes, and lingerie, and emphasizes accessories and fine jewelry, all at prices 20 - 60% below department and specialty store regular prices. T.J. Maxx customers fit the same profile as a department and specialty store shopper, a savvy consumer who is fashion and value conscious. T.J. Maxx, which operated 821 stores at the end of 2006, has further growth opportunities in the U.S., including new stores and expanding successful merchandise categories. The average store size of a T.J. Maxx store is approximately 30,000 square feet.

The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide, with over $17 billion in revenues in 2006, eight businesses, and more than 2,400 stores. TJX ranked 133rd in the most recent Fortune 500 rankings. TJX's off-price concepts include T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and A.J. Wright, in the U.S., Winners and HomeSense in Canada, and T.K. Maxx in Europe. Bob's Stores is a value-oriented, casual clothing and footwear superstore in the Northeastern U.S. Their off-price mission is to deliver a rapidly changing assortment of quality, brand name merchandise at prices that are 20-60% less than department and specialty store regular prices, every day. Their target customer is a middle to upper-middle income shopper, who is fashion and value conscious and fits the same profile as a department store shopper, with the exception of A.J. Wright, which reaches a more moderate-income market, and Bob's Stores, which targets customers in the moderate to upper-middle income range.

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