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T.J. Maxx, often styled T.J.Maxx and sometimes referred to as TJ's, is an American department store chain. With more than 1,000 stores, T.J. Maxx is a major clothes retailer in the United States.〔(''T.J. Maxx'', The TJX Companies, Inc., undated ). Retrieved: 28 November 2015.〕 Under the name T.K. Maxx, often styled T.K.Maxx and sometimes referred to as TK Maxx, it operates stores throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland and Austria.〔()〕 By December 2012, there were 343 stores in Europe.〔(''T.K. Maxx'', The TJX Companies, Inc., undated ). Retrieved: 28 November 2015.〕 The company is part of the TJX Companies, which also owns HomeGoods/HomeSense, and 'off-price' retail chains Sierra Trading Post in the United States, Marshalls in the U.S. and Canada, and Winners in Canada. It offers men's, women's and children's apparel and shoes, as well as other areas such as toys, bath and beauty, accessories, and home products ranging from furniture to kitchen utensils. T.J. Maxx and Marshalls operate as sister stores, and share a similar footprint throughout the country. While the two operate at near-identical price points and have similar store layouts, T.J. Maxx differentiates itself from Marshalls by having a more upscale appearance and typically features an expanded assortment of both fine jewelry and accessories. Some higher-volume stores feature a high-end designer department called The Runway. 〔http://www.tjx.com/businesses_tjmaxx.asp〕 The CEO of TJX companies is Carol Meyrowitz. ==History== In 1976, T.J. Maxx was founded in Framingham, Massachusetts by Bernard Cammarata, as a nameplate of the Zayre chain of discount department stores. When Zayre sold their own nameplate to Ames, a rival discount department store, Zayre was renamed as "TJX Companies, Incorporated". The first European store opened in Bristol in 1994. The company modified the name to T.K. Maxx to avoid "confusion with the established British retail chain ''TJ Hughes'' (which is not affiliated with TJX)". In 2007, T.K. Maxx began winding down new store openings within the United Kingdom. Focus was given to revamping older inner city stores or relocating them. This decision led to the creation of the Maxx Maxx concept, a new department store format that saw T.K. Maxx get away from its budget reputation into a large store format with a wider product range. The first store in Germany opened on 4 October 2007 in Lübeck. The chain hopes that this will be more successful than the company's earlier attempt at opening stores in the Netherlands between 1999 and 2001. In August 2008, T.K. Maxx opened its first central London store on High Street, Kensington, on the site formerly occupied by Habitat. However, in the following year T.K. Maxx became locked in a dispute over its plans to open a store at Piccadilly Circus, London. It had signed an agreement in February 2009 to occupy a unit, formerly used by Virgin Megastores and later Zavvi, with a £1.55 million a year rent. The freehold to the land is owned by the Crown Estate which had the final decision over allowing the company to move into the unit. The Crown Estate rejected the plans, saying that it did not fit in with the strategy it had for the site which was meant to give the area an upmarket appeal. The decision was met with condemnation from publicist Max Clifford who launched a campaign in conjunction with Look magazine to persuade the Crown Estate to allow the store to open in the unit. T.K. Maxx went to court to appeal against the decision but failed, as Dutch retailer, The Sting, has now taken the building as their first UK store. In March 2009, its e-commerce site was launched at first only selling handbags. The range of products has now been expanded and includes other accessories. In July 2015 T.J. Maxx announced they would open stores in Australia after purchasing the run down 'Trade Secret' chain of store.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=US discounter looks to mop up clothing cast-offs with Trade Secret acquisition )〕 File:TKMaxxLondon1.jpg|T.K. Maxx on Gracechurch Street, London. File:TKMaxxlondon2.jpg|Interior of T.K. Maxx on Gracechurch Street, London. File:TKMaxxHomesensemetro.jpg|T.K. Maxx and HomeSense joint store in the MetroCentre, Gateshead. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「T.J. Maxx」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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