The TJX Companies, Inc. reported consolidated comparable store sales for the five-week period ended
September 29 increased 6 percent. Sales for the five-week period ended September 29 were $2.5 billion, up 10 percent over the $2.2 billion achieved during the five-week period ended October 1, 2011.

For the 35-week period ended September 29, sales reached $16.1 billion, a 10 percent increase over the $14.6 billion achieved in the same period last year. Consolidated comparable store sales for the five-week period ended September 29 increased 6 percent over a 4 percent increase last year. For the 35-week, year-to-date period, consolidated comparable store sales increased 8 percent over the same period last year.

“We are extremely pleased with our well-above-plan 6 percent consolidated comp store sales increase in September as it demonstrates our continued ability to post strong comp sales increases on top of strong increases in the previous year,” said Carol Meyrowitz, CEO of The TJX Companies, Inc. “Customer traffic continued as the driver of our comp sales increases at every division, a good indication that our value proposition of great brands and fashions at amazing prices continues to resonate with consumers. Marmaxx also achieved a strong 6 percent comp sales increase and all divisions delivered excellent performance. We are particularly happy with business at TJX Europe, where comp sales increased 13 percent. Our results in Europe represent consistently good performance and an increasingly strong trend, which underscore our confidence in our European growth opportunity. It’s important to note that we ended the month with great momentum across the board, which bodes well for the rest of the fall as well as the 2012 holiday selling season, which we believe will be terrific for TJX.”