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The TJX Companies, Inc. Reports 63% Increase in First Quarter EPS.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX), the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide, today announced sales and earnings results for the first quarter ended May 1, 2010. Net sales for the first quarter of Fiscal 2011 increased 15% to $5.0 billion and consolidated comparable store sales increased 9% over last year. Net income for the first quarter was $331 million, and diluted earnings per share were $.80, a 63% increase over last year's $.49.
Carol Meyrowitz, President and C...See the full content of this document
