Health & Fitness
TJX Companies Closing All Stores, Websites Due To Coronavirus
The Framingham-based retailer operates TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and other big-box stores.
FRAMINGHAM, MA — TJX Companies will temporarily shut down all stores, online shopping websites, offices, and distribution centers in response to the new coronavirus pandemic. Framingham-based TJX operates big-box stores like Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and HomeGoods.
"We know our Associates are very concerned for their health and financial well-being, and we plan to pay our store, distribution center and office associates for two weeks during these closures," the company said in a statement Thursday.
The closure affects the company's stores across the world. TJX will stop taking orders on tjmaxx.com, marshalls.com, and sierra.com.
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Many large retailers are choosing to shut down temporarily as COVID-19 spreads across the globe. On Wednesday, Simon Malls announced a temporary closure of all its buildings, including 12 in Massachusetts. Apple, Hollister, and Victoria's Secret have all temporarily closed stores nationwide.
The TJX temporary closures are a response to the "rapidly changing market uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic," the company said in a statement.
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