Marshalls is the second largest off-price retailer in the U.S. and was acquired by TJX in 1995. With a product assortment very similar to T.J. Maxx, Marshalls offers brand name family apparel, giftware, home fashions, and accessories. Marshalls also offers expanded footwear assortments for the entire family and a broader men's department. Marshalls customers have a very similar profile to those who shop at department and specialty stores. The Marshalls chain, operating 748 stores at the end of 2006, continues to grow in many markets across the U.S. and through merchandise opportunities, including further footwear expansions. Marshalls stores are an average of approximately 32,000 square feet in size.

The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide, with over $17 billion in revenues in 2006, eight businesses, and more than 2,400 stores. TJX ranked 133rd in the most recent Fortune 500 rankings. TJX's off-price concepts include T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and A.J. Wright, in the U.S., Winners and HomeSense in Canada, and T.K. Maxx in Europe. Bob's Stores is a value-oriented, casual clothing and footwear superstore in the Northeastern U.S. Their off-price mission is to deliver a rapidly changing assortment of quality, brand name merchandise at prices that are 20-60% less than department and specialty store regular prices, every day. Their target customer is a middle to upper-middle income shopper, who is fashion and value conscious and fits the same profile as a department store shopper, with the exception of A.J. Wright, which reaches a more moderate-income market, and Bob's Stores, which targets customers in the moderate to upper-middle income range.

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