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Background Information

Updated May 2018 1

The TJX Companies – Overview

• Only major international off-price apparel and home fashions retailer • Over 4,000 retail locations across 9 countries on 3 continents• $35.9 billion in revenues in 20171

• Generated $2 billion of free cash flow2 in 2017• Returned $2.4 billion to shareholders through dividends and

share repurchases • Ranked No. 85 in the 2018 Fortune 500 listings

Leading Off-Price Retail Banners

1 References to the year 2017 in this presentation denote TJX’s Fiscal Year 2018, which began January 29, 2017 and ended February 3, 20182 See Reconciliation of Financials in the investor section of tjx.com 2

TJX… A Portfolio of Four Major Off-Price Divisions

Store CountYear End

FYE18Avg. Store

Size (sq. ft.)Primary

Classifications

Marmaxx1 (U.S.)

HomeGoods2 (U.S.)(Incl. Homesense)

TJX Canada

WinnersHomeSenseMarshalls

TJX International

T.K. Maxx (Europe)HomeSense (U.K. & Ireland)T.K. Maxx (Australia)

2,285

671

26411773

5405538

TOTAL3 4,070

29,000 Family Apparel, Home

24,000 Home

28,00023,00028,000

Family Apparel, HomeHome

Family Apparel, Home

29,00020,00022,000

Family Apparel, HomeHome

Family Apparel, Home

1 T.J. Maxx and Marshalls2 Long Term potential includes 1,000 HomeGoods and 400 Homesense stores3 FYE18 Total includes 27 Sierra Trading Post stores

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Estimated Store Growth

Potential

3,000

1,400

600

1,100

6,100

454

633

T.J. Maxx (U.S.)

4

Marshalls (U.S.)

5

HomeGoods (U.S.)

6

Homesense (U.S.)

7

Sierra Trading Post (U.S.)

8

Marshalls (Canada)

9

Winners (Canada)

10

HomeSense (Canada)

11

T.K. Maxx (United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria, Netherlands)

12

HomeSense (United Kingdom & Ireland)

13

14

T.K. Maxx (Australia)

What Is Off-Price Retailing?

• Brand-name merchandise at great values

• Opportunistic buying

• Substantially lower prices than full-price retailers’ (including department, specialty and major online retailers)

• Rapidly changing assortments

• Disciplined inventory and expense management

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Differentiated Shopping Experience

• Great value = BrandFashionPriceQuality

• Ever-changing mix of merchandise• Treasure hunt experience• Convenient, easy to access locations

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Who Is Our Core Customer?

• Female

• Between 25-54 years old

• Middle to upper-middle income

• Fashion and value conscious

• Shops high-end and moderate department / specialty stores and online

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Succeeding In Many Types Of Environments (Consolidated Performance)

*Meaning segment profit (generally pre-tax income before general corporate and net interest expense) for the sum of our reporting segments. See the notes to our filed financial statements for more detail.

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Net Sales ($

 Billions)

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t Profit*  ($

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(FYE)

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Consistent sales and profit growth

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= Recessions

Comparable store sales for fiscal years commencing in 2005 are on a constant currency basis. Prior years include the impact of foreign exchange to the extent it was applicable.

%

(FYE) ‘82 ‘83 ‘91 ‘02 ‘09 ‘10 ‘18

Consolidated Comp Store Sales

Consolidated Comparable Store Sales %

22 consecutive years of comparable store sales growth

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Long Track Record of Returning Cash to Shareholders

21 consecutive years of dividend increases

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FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18BUYBACKS DIVIDENDS

$1.1B$1.4B

$1.6B $1.7B$1.9B

$2.1B$2.4B$2.4B $2.4B

Major Strengths: Why TJX Is So Well Positioned

• World-class buying organization

• Global supply chain and distribution network

• Leveraging our global presence

• One of the most flexible retailers in the world

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World-Class Buying Organization

• >1,000 Associates in our buying organization– Located in 12 countries on 4 continents

• Global sourcing machine– Source from a universe of 20,000+ vendors and 100+ countries

• Expertise developed over many decades‒ Focus on teaching and training

• Mutually beneficial vendor relationships

• Access to high-quality, branded merchandise for 41 years!

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Global Supply Chain and Distribution Network

• Developed over the last four decades; supports our off-price buying and our highly integrated, international business

• Designed for efficient processes and allocation – Right product, right stores, right time

• Invest ahead of sales to build capacity and support growth plans

• Decades of off-price knowledge and experience

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Leveraging Our Global Presence

• Only major international off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the world

• Highly integrated, global teams, and international infrastructure developed over decades

• All divisions leveraging talent, infrastructure, ideas, and expertise

• Capitalizing on first-mover advantages

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One of the Most Flexible Retailers in the World

• Broad assortment to attract a wide customer demographic

• Four large divisions function as “one TJX”– All leveraging value

• Nimbleness to respond to changing customer preferences and market trends

• Work with vendors and buy merchandise in many ways

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Driving Traffic and Comp Sales

• Huge opportunity to gain even more market share

• Target wide customer demographic / Attract younger customers

• Leverage multi-banner marketing / Integrated approach

• Increase customer spend

− Loyalty programs

• Upgrade shopping experience

• Differentiating e-commerce to drive online / store traffic

• Initiatives / Leaders in innovation

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*Long-Term Potential includes 1,000 HomeGoods and 400 Homesense stores

Global Store Growth Potential

2,285

671 454 633

4,070

3,000

1,400

6001,100

6,100

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

Marmaxx (U.S.) HomeGoods &Homesense (U.S.)*

TJX Canada TJX International(Europe &Australia)

Total TJX**

FYE18 Estimated Long-Term Potential

**FYE18 total includes 27 Sierra Trading Post stores. Sierra Trading Post stores are not included in estimated long-term growth potential

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Investing in Growth / Gaining Share

• New stores and remodels• Global supply chain and distribution network• Technology• Talent and training• New seeds / initiatives

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Key Investment Points

• Customer traffic increases tell us consumers are loving our brands and shopping more frequently

• Convinced we are gaining market share

• Leveraging our differentiated business model and global presence

• Investing to support our growth plans

• Excellent financial returns

• Management strives to surpass goals

• Growing around the globe, for today and the future!

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The TJX Companies, Inc. Safe Harbor Statement

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: Various statements made in this presentation are forward-looking and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements that address activities, events or developments that we intend, expect or believe may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The following are some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: execution of buying strategy and inventory management; operational and business expansion and management of large size and scale; customertrends and preferences; various marketing efforts; competition; personnel recruitment, training and retention; labor costs and workforce challenges; data security; information systems and implementation of new technologies; economic conditions and consumer spending; adverse or unseasonable weather; serious disruptions or catastrophic events; corporate and retail banner reputation; quality, safety and other issues with our merchandise; compliance with laws, regulations and orders and changes in laws, regulations and applicable accounting standards; expanding international operations; merchandise sourcing and transport; commodity availability and pricing; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; fluctuations in quarterly operating results and market expectations; mergers, acquisitions, or business investments and divestitures, closings or business consolidations; outcomes of litigation, legal proceedings and other legal or regulatory matters; tax matters; disproportionate impact of disruptions in the second half of the fiscal year; real estate activities; inventory or asset loss; cash flow and other factors that may be described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT WEBSITE:The Company routinely posts information that may be important to investors in the Investors section at tjx.com. The Company encourages investors to consult that section of its website regularly. Reconciliations of Non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are available at tjx.com under “Reconciliation of Financials.”

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:All references to sales, pretax margin and EPS are on a continuing operations basis.