founded 1976 ; 40 years ago 1976 founder bernard cammarata headquarters framingham massachusetts united states number of locations 1 119 end of 2014 1 products clothing footwear bedding and domestics furniture and giftware parent tjx companies website tjmaxx.tjx.com store index.jsp t.j. maxx store ypsilanti mi t.j. maxx peabody massachusetts t.j. maxx often styled t.j.maxx is an american department store chain . with more than 1 000 stores t.j. maxx is one of the largest clothes retailer s in the united states . 2 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 . under the name t.k. maxx its parent company tjx operates stores throughout the united kingdom ireland germany poland austria and the netherlands . 3 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 . the ceo of tjx companies is ernie herrman . 4 contents 1 history 1.1 2007 security breach leading to credit card fraud 1.2 data theft 2 charity work 3 notes 4 external links history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message 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 . in march 2009 its e commerce site was launched at first only selling handbags . the range of products has now been expanded and includes clothing shoes jewelry other accessories and some homegoods . 5 2007 security breach leading to credit card fraud edit in march 2007 the company was at the centre of major credit card fraud which affected its international operations . details of customers credit cards and debit cards were accessed by computer hackers exposing more than 100 million 6 customers to potential theft from their accounts . 7 according to the company this affected customers who used their card between january 2003 and june 2004 at any branch of t.j. maxx . 8 details were stolen by hackers installing software via wi fi 9 in june 2005 that allowed them to access personal information on customers . the breach continued until january 2007 . 10 affected tjx stores included tj maxx marshalls winners homesense ajwright kmaxx bob s stores in the united states and puerto rico winners and homegoods stores in canada and possibly tkmaxx stores in the uk and ireland . eleven people from around the world were charged with the breach in 2008 . 11 outside security provider protegrity has estimated that t.j. maxx s losses as a result of the data breach may reach 800 million in the years to come . the losses would come as a result of paying for credit checks and administrative costs for managing the fallout from the breach . 12 data theft edit main article international credit card data theft in 2007 the company disclosed a computer security breach dating back to 2005 . hackers gained access to information on more than 45 million credit and debit card accounts for transactions since january 2003 . 13 the t.j. maxx corporation was sued by the massachusetts bankers association and co plaintiffs including maine and connecticut associated banks for the data theft . in march 2010 albert gonzalez a computer hacker was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after confessing to stealing credit and debit card details from a number of companies including t.j. maxx . 14 charity work edit in december 2014 t.j. maxx started raising money for the st. jude children s research hospital . notes edit t.j.maxx . t.j. maxx the tjx companies inc. undated . retrieved 28 november 2015 . 1 http www.tjx.com businesses tjmaxx.asp thompson james 2009 08 19 . discount fashion taking it to the maxx . the independent . retrieved 2009 09 11 . https www.privacyrights.org data breaches title tjx http money.cnn.com gallery technology security 2013 12 19 biggest credit card hacks 3.html richards jonathan ; seib christine ; brown david 2007 03 30 . millions are caught in great credit card heist . london timesonline.co.uk . retrieved 2007 06 25 . espiner tom 2007 05 07 . wi fi hack caused tj maxx security breach . zdnet . retrieved 2009 09 16 . kawamoto dawn 2007 03 30 . tj maxx owner 45.7 m accounts were compromised . zdnet . retrieved 2009 09 16 . espiner tom 2008 08 06 . alleged tjx hackers charged . zdnet . retrieved 2009 09 16 . john e. dunn 2007 06 12 . t.j. maxx data breach costs could hit 800m . computerworlduk . retrieved 2007 06 25 . t.j. maxx data theft worse than first reported . msnbc.com . 2007 03 29 . retrieved 2009 02 16 . mccullagh declan march 25 2010 . t.j.maxx hacker sentenced to 20 years in prison . cnet.com . retrieved 4 july 2010 . external links edit t.j. maxx official web site the tjx companies official web site v t e tjx companies current assets homegoods homesense marshalls t.j. maxx t.k. maxx trade secret sierra trading post winners former assets ajwright bj s wholesale club bob s stores homebase the maxx stylesense zayre key people carol meyrowitz retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title t.j. maxx & oldid 744070515 categories tjx companiesclothing retailers of the united statesdiscount stores of the united statescompanies based in framingham massachusettsretail companies established in 19761976 establishments in massachusettsarts and crafts retailershidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles needing additional references from march 2009all articles needing additional referencesofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages italiano edit links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 23 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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