t.j. maxx

Discount retailer TJX will close its A.J. Wright discount chain after the holidays, and reopen roughly half of the 162 stores as either T.J. Maxx or Marshalls locations. A.J. Wright opened in 1998, and offers similar merchandise and pricing to its sister stores, but it never performed as well, or...

The TJX Companies announced Friday that it was shutting down its A.J. Wright brand, converting 91 of its 162 stores to those of its other brands -- T.J. Maxx, Marshalls or HomeGoods -- and closing the rest. The move will eliminate 4,400 jobs, about half of them part-time positions.

Massachusetts-based TJX Cos. reached an agreement with 41 states attorneys general over data breaches that could have released as many as 100 million credit and debit card numbers collecting from customers.Using stolen card numbers allows thieves to steal identities and make fraudulent...