UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2007

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                             THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE                           1-4908                 04-2207613
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission File       (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                   Number)                Identification No.)


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                    770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA 01701
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 390-1000

                                       N/A
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                         (Former name or former address,
                          if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On August 14, 2007, The TJX Companies, Inc. issued a press release that
included financial results for the fiscal quarter ended July 28, 2007. A copy of
the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

     The information contained in this report, and the exhibit attached hereto,
is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.


ITEM 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1     Press Release of The TJX Companies, Inc. dated August 14, 2007.





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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                       THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.



                                                       /s/ Nirmal K. Tripathy
                                                       Nirmal K. Tripathy
                                                       Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  August 14, 2007





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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number   Description
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99.1             Press Release of The TJX Companies, Inc. dated August 14, 2007.







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