TJX achieves new highs for its investors

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Many traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers will continue to struggle against the COVID-spurred shift to online shopping. Some will even go out of business. But we believe TJX’s unique business niche offers you the potential for strong gains ahead. The stock is a Power Buy. THE TJX COMPANIES, $85.59, (New York symbol TJX; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average) (tjx.com; Shares o/s: 1.1 billion; Market cap: $97.9 billion; Yield: 1.6%), is a leading off-price retailer of clothing, accessories and home fashions. Off-price retailers purchase merchandise at below-wholesale prices and charge less than retail prices. Through their shares, investors tap a network of stores. In the U.S., TJX operates 1,304 T.J. Maxx locations, 1,189 Marshalls, 901 HomeGoods, 81 Sierra Trading Post outlets and 49 HomeSense locations. In Canada, it has 298 Winners outlets, 152 HomeSense locations and 106 Marshalls stores. TJX also operates in Europe, with 632 TK Maxx and 78 Homesense stores; and in Australia, with 75 TK Maxx outlets. Overall revenue in the quarter ended April 29, 2023, rose…