Excited shoppers return to TJX stores

Some of the shoppers waited in line for up to three hours for the doors to open.

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TO HUNDREDS OF EXCITEDSHOPPERS.THEY POURED INSIDE TO BROWSE ANDSHOP.IT’S BEEN NEARLY THREE MONTHSSINCE THE FRAMINGHAM BASEDCOMPANY TJX CLOSED ALL STORESDISTRIBUTION CENTERS OFFICES ANDE-COMMERCE WEB SITES IN THE U.S.DUE TO COVID-19 LAST MONTH.THEY ANNOUNCED FIRST QUARTERLOSSES OF NEARLY 900 MILLION BUTTHESE SHOPPERS HOPE TO BOOSTSALES.IT’S TODAY WE SPOKE TO TWOMAXXINISTA IN THE FRONT OF THELINE WHO HAD WAITED THREE HOURSTO GO IN WE WANT TO SUPPORT THEBUSINESS AND WE LOVE TJ MAXX ANDJUST WE’RE EXCITED.WE MEET HERE REGULARLY, SO NOTHAVING THIS SPOT.YEAH.IT’S VERY DIFFICULT NOT TO HAVEOUR REGULAR HANGOUT SPOT, BUTIT’S THERAPEUTIC IN SOME WAYS.THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS ASALL RETAIL SHOPS MUST FOLLOWDURING PHASE 2 OF REOPENINGSOCIAL DISTANCING IN LINE ANDONLY 130 PEOPLE CAN GO IN IT.TIME AND YOU MUST WEAR A MASKTHE COMPANY HOPES TO OPEN ALL OFITS STORES INCLUDING HOME GOODSAND MARSHALLS BY THE END OF JUNE