What is TK Maxx?
The mystery behind TK Maxx. TJ Maxx, the off-price store concept, was founded in the US in 1977, when its first two stores opened in Auburn and Worcester, Massachusetts. In almost two decades, its parent company, now TJX Companies, expanded across the United States and Canada, opening new stores and acquiring chains under the company umbrella.
What is the difference between TJX and TK Maxx?
For the American brand owned by TJX, see TJ Maxx. TK Maxx is a subsidiary of the American apparel and home goods company TJX Companies based in Framingham, Massachusetts. It uses a slightly different name from that of the TJ Maxx stores in the United States, to avoid confusion with the British retailer T. J. Hughes .
Why did TJ Maxx change its name to TK Maxx?
To avoid confusion, the US store decided to change its name to TK Maxx. Today, there are 590 TK Maxx stores across Europe and Australia, and they are all fully owned by TJX Companies. It isn’t just TJ Maxx that’s had to change its name to avoid confusion.
Is TJ Maxx a department store?
TJ Maxx is an American department store chain, selling at prices generally lower than other major similar stores. It has more than 1,000 stores in the United States, making it one of the largest clothing retailers in the country. TJMaxx is the flagship chain of the TJX Companies.
What’s the difference between TJ Maxx and TK Maxx in Europe?
In Europe, there’s one small but major difference: There, the store is called T.K. Maxx. T.J. Maxx and T.K. Maxx are the same. Their logos look the same, they share the same concept (selling deeply discounted goods from department store brands), and they’re part of the same parent company, called TJX Companies. So why the different names?
In order to avoid confusion, T.J. Maxx became T.K. Maxx, which it remains across Europe today. Though the reason for the name change is simple, it’s still fun to entertain other possibilities. When the question came up on Quora, one commenter named Stewart Thompson gave this answer (before citing the actual TJ Hughes story):
When did TJ Maxx come out in the UK?
In 1994, T.J. Maxx reached the U.K. and Ireland, where it opened as T.K. Maxx. According to Wales Online, there was already a discount store operating in the U.K. at the time, called TJ Hughes. (It’s still around, in fact, though it’s much smaller than its competitor, with 24 total locations around the U.K., according to Business Insider .)