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HomeGoods Adding E-Commerce As Banner Drives TJX Q3
TJX did better than it thought it might in the third quarter, the company maintained, as HomeGoods performed particularly well and as the parent began taking steps to launch a dedicated e-commerce operation for the banner. Digital sales at homegoods.com will begin next year.
TJX Elects Alvarez To Board Of Directors
The TJX Companies board of directors has elected José Alvarez to the board, effective immediately. Alvarez previously served on TJX’s board of directors from 2007 through 2018.
TJX Posts Q2 Loss But Home Emerges As Bright Spot
Home operations buoyed TJX through a second quarter during which stores reopened after closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TJX Furloughs Associates As Stores Remain Closed
As the company responds to the rapidly changing COVID-19 crisis, TJX has extended the temporary closure of its stores, distribution centers, offices, and e-commerce sites.
Strong Q4 Lifts TJX For The Year
TJX accelerated past market expectations for its fourth quarter and fiscal year, with strong comparable sales gains across its off-price retail banners.
TJX Positioned For Holidays After Strong Q3 Sales Growth
For the third quarter, TJX kept rolling, pointing to customer traffic as driving its earnings and sales performance as the off-price retailer positioned its holiday marketing campaigns for the fourth quarter.
HomeGoods Comps Flat But TJX Q2 Meets Expectations
For the second quarter, HomeGoods comparable sales, which now include those for HomeSense stores in the U.S., came in flat even as overall TJX posted a positive 2% comp.
Steven D’Iorio, HomeGoods, Kitchenware Buyer
With nearly 20 years of experience as a retail buyer with a focus on housewares, Steven D’Iorio, kitchenware buyer for HomeGoods, has become a trusted partner for many vendors who welcome his “responsiveness and fair pricing” when it comes to negotiations.
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TJX Q1 Comps Gain
TJX enjoyed a strong first quarter performance, highlighted by a solid comparable store sales increase above the company’s expectations.
TJX Strengthens Comp Performance In Q4
TJX continued to strengthen its comp performance across all of its off-price banners in a strong fourth quarter.
TJX Recalls Bar Stools
TJX is recalling 1,600 bar stools due to a fall hazard, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Strong Customer Traffic Drives TJX Comps In Q2
Strong customer traffic drove stellar results for TJX across its retail banners in the second quarter.
Harry Jacobs, HomeGoods, Buyer
The July 23 issue of HOMEWORLD BUSINESS® features the 19th annual Impact Merchants special report. Housewares suppliers, representing the categories that HomeWorld covers, once again were asked to nominate buyers and merchandisers believed to have made a significant impact during the past year.
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Kirsten Quatromoni, HomeGoods, Buyer
The July 23 issue of HOMEWORLD BUSINESS® features the 19th annual Impact Merchants special report. Housewares suppliers, representing the categories that HomeWorldcovers, once again were asked to nominate buyers and merchandisers believed to have made a significant impact during the past year.
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Strong Store Traffic Drives TJX Q1 Sales
Strong shopper traffic across its four divisions was cited as the key factor for a strong first quarter for The TJX Companies.
A Feel-Good Retail Story Everyone Needs
Need a feel-good story about brick-and-mortar housewares retailing as we head into the heart of the holiday shopping season?
Weather Flattens TJX Q3 Comps But HomeGoods Gains
With weather impacting sales, TJX posted flat comparable store sales in the third quarter versus the period a year earlier, although HomeGoods comps gained.
TJX Launching Holiday Contest
TJX, through its T.J.Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods retail banners, has prepared a holiday promotion and contest, Gift My Gathering, that will provide five families with a custom holiday get-together.
TJX Moves Forward With Aggressive Store Expansion Plans
As TJX Companies brings its HomeSense store concept to the U.S. with a total of four locations expected to open this year, the retailer also has larger expansion plans.