Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the “Company”), does hereby certify that to my knowledge:

1.	the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	the information contained in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Jeffrey G. Naylor
Name:	Jeffrey G. Naylor
Title:	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Dated: March 31, 2009