All TK Maxx & TJX articles
TJX Companies is best known for operating the brands TJ Maxx and TK Maxx in the US and Europe respectively. Founded as TJ Maxx in the US in 1976, UK subsidiary TK Maxx and sister company HomeSense are owned by US-based TJX Companies, the world’s largest off-price clothing and homewares retailer. TK Maxx opened its first UK store in Bristol in 1994, while Canadian retailer HomeSense established itself in the UK in 2008. TK Maxx stocks branded men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, footwear, lingerie and accessories, as well as homewares, luggage and toys.
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TK Maxx (Financials)
The TJX Companies’ UK subsidiary, which comprises TK Maxx and Homesense, has been making a strong recovery over the past few years since the pandemic. However, its performance was more muted in the most recent financial year amid the cost-of-living crisis. Overall UK sales climbed 3.6% year on year to £4.03bn in the 2023 financial year to end-January 2024 (FY2023), while UK retail sales rose 2.5% to £2.87bn.
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M&S set to overtake TK Maxx and Frasers as UK’s second-largest fashion retailer
Exclusive: Marks & Spencer is forecast to overtake a number of its rivals to become the UK’s second-biggest fashion retailer behind Next by 2027, Retail Week can reveal.
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TK Maxx’s parent company has raised its profit guidance following a rise in sales
The parent company of TK Maxx, TJX, has raised its profit guidance after sales across all units of the business increased.
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TK Maxx owner TJX raises profit guidance as sales rise
TJX, parent company of TK Maxx, has raised its profit outlook following a boost in sales.
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Revealed: The most-popular value retailers online
With the value sector remaining popular with UK shoppers, Retail Week teamed up with SimilarWeb to track which discount retailers have been seeing the most traffic to their websites over the past two years
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Exclusive: TK Maxx the most popular value website for bargain hunters
TK Maxx was the most-visited value retail website over the past two years, Retail Week can reveal.
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Ranking: The 30 fastest-growing fashion retailers revealed
It has been a tough few years for fashion, and retailers have been battling to lead on style, value and quality despite skyrocketing return rates, competition for customer loyalty and bold sustainability targets.
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TK Maxx owner TJX records rise in revenue and profit
TJX UK, a subsidiary of TJX companies in the UK that owns TK Maxx and Homesense has recorded a rise in revenue and profit in the 52 weeks to January 28.
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Fashion Forward: The top 10 retailers set to dominate fashion by 2026
Frasers Group, Next, Marks & Spencer, JD Sports and Primark will be fashion’s big five within three years. Retail Week investigates why
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Fashion Forward: The top 30 fashion retailers by 2026
Fashion retail has experienced a turbulent time, but retailers investing in elevation, partnerships, acquisitions and focused transformation are set to win. Our Retail Week analysts reveal which retailers will lead the sector in 2026.
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Strategy spotlight: Five ways TK Maxx’s off-price business model taps into consumer trends
The off-price retailer with an enviably agile business model, TK Maxx owner TJX Companies has just reported a 3% hike in net sales for Q1 and raised its full-year profit forecast. Our Retail Week analysts break down five ways the retailer is keeping up with demand and making the most of shoppers’ bargain-hunting missions
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TK Maxx owner TJX raises profit outlook after sales rise
TJX, the US-based value retailer and parent company of TK Maxx, has raised its profit outlook as it reports a lift in sales.
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TJX’s Greenlees wins World Retail Congress Woman of the Year
Louise Greenlees, TK Maxx owner TJX’s group president, was named Woman of the Year at the World Retail Congress in Barcelona.
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Ranking: Who will be the biggest retailers in the UK in 2026?
Offering a glimpse of what lies ahead, Retail Week analysts reveal which retailers will sit at the top of the food chain in 2026, which will be overtaken by their closest rivals and which will lose their spot in the ranking altogether
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Review: Retail’s best Christmas adverts 2022
Is it a turkey or a Christmas cracker? Retail Week has assembled an esteemed panel of judges to deliver their verdict on a selection of retail’s biggest Christmas adverts this year.
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TK Maxx (People)
Former chief operating officer Michael Munnelly took over as president of TJX Europe from mid-2022 after former boss Louise Greenlees was promoted to a global role.
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TJX Europe names new boss as Greenlees takes on global role
TK Maxx and Homesense owner TJX Europe has unveiled two major changes to its senior leadership team.
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M&S, Kingfisher and Lidl back major retail I&D programme
Fifteen major retailers and brands have joined forces with Be Inspired, Retail Week’s six-year-old diversity initiative to promote inclusivity across the industry in 2022 and beyond.
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TK Maxx (Overview)
TK Maxx is an off-price apparel and homewares retailer owned by US-based TJX Companies. The group shares some brands across operating territories while others, such as Winners and Marshalls, only exist in North America. It is part of TJX International, which operates TK Maxx in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, along with Homesense in the UK and Ireland.
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TK Maxx (SWOT)
TK Maxx has a strong presence throughout the UK, with good coverage in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Unlike some value-oriented businesses, it is also well represented in London and the South East which allows for cost-effective national advertising campaigns and has become increasingly important given the current focus on its strong fashion offer.