Jay Cunningham, Kitchenware Buyer, T.J. Maxx/Marshalls
With a career spanning more than 30 years at TJX and a reputation to match, Jay Cunningham has been recognized by kitchenware vendors as a 2020 Impact Merchant.
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Other Retailers Gain Foothold In Shifting Marketplace
NEW YORK— When Kroger published its “Sharing What We’ve Learned: A Blueprint for Businesses” to help business create safe working environments in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. was simultaneously realizing how great an effect the coronavirus was having on life in the country and beginning to look forward to the end of movement and shopping restrictions that made them radically reconsider how they might purchase everything from food to durable goods such as major appliances.
TJX Reports Q1 Loss But Says Stores Are Reopening
COVID-19 disrupted TJX’s fiscal 2021 first quarter operations, but while posting a deep loss, the company reported reopening its store and e-commerce businesses.
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.
Updated: Williams Sonoma, Other Retailers Close Stores, Reduce Hours
A range of retailers across channels are responding to the coronavirus outbreak with moves to temporarily close their stores, reduce store hours and other consumer and employee oriented initiatives.
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.
Marshalls Launches Online Store
TJX has launched a third e-commerce website, Marshalls.com, one that will offer a different mix of products than its brick-and-mortar cousin.
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 Boosts Q3 Comps, Earnings
TJX touted a strong third quarter, as consolidated company comparable store sales advanced 7%, but earnings, although up, fell short of Wall Street expectations.
TJX Elects Berkery To Board Of Directors
The TJX Companies has elected Rosemary Berkery to its board of directors.
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.
Target Appoints Bauer SVP/Global Inventory Management
Target has appointed John Bauer as senior vice president, global inventory management.
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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Marshalls Billboard Promotes Father’s Day Gift-Giving
Marshalls has come up with a unique promotion designed to demonstrate that it can be a destination for Father’s Day and other gift-giving occasions.