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Encyclopedia > A.J. Wright
A.J. Wright
Type Department store/Outlet store
Founded 1998
Headquarters Framingham, MA
Industry Retail
Products Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
Website www.aj-wright.com

A.J. Wright is a chain of 152 American retail/outlet stores established in 1998 and owned by TJX Companies. Like its sister company T.J. Maxx, A.J. Wright sells clothing, domestics, giftware, footwear, accessories, and fragrances at prices between twenty and seventy percent below regular prices.[1] A.J. Wright is different from other TJX chains in that it refreshes its merchandise on a regular basis. For most stores, new shipments arrive every weekday.[2] Image File history File linksMetadata Aj_logo. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... An outlet store is a retail store in which manufacturers sell their irregular and surplus stock directly to the public. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Framingham is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 66,910, making it the most populous town in Massachusetts. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... An outlet store is a retail store in which manufacturers sell their irregular and surplus stock directly to the public. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The TJX Companies, Incorporated (NYSE: TJX) is a department store chain based in Framingham, Massachusetts in the United States. ... T.J. Maxx is a chain of American department stores owned by TJX Companies. ...

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Strategy

Although A.J. Wright's primary target market is moderate-income families, its recent expansion has drawn in additional consumer groups.[3] This expansion has also prompted A.J. Wright owners to open eight new stores by the end of 2006. The company's community service strategy centers around monetary support and donations to the Boys and Girls Club of America and other affiliates. [4] Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a national non-profit umbrella youth organization that links together individual clubs throughout the United States with the aim of providing places to go, activities and programs for young people. ...


In a recent edition of TJX Magazine, A.J. Wright affiliates elaborated on the "Door to floor in 24" plan — a refined method of processing the constant supply of goods flowing into the store backrooms. Additionally, A.J. Wright's human resources director mentioned a plan to influence shipments based on the ethnic demographics of each store's territory. Human resources has at least two meanings depending on context. ...


Slogans

  • "A whole lot more for a whole lot less. Every day."
  • "Part of your family. Part of your community."

See also

The TJX Companies, Incorporated (NYSE: TJX) is a department store chain based in Framingham, Massachusetts in the United States. ... T.J. Maxx is a chain of American department stores owned by TJX Companies. ...

External links

TJX Companies
T.J. Maxx | TK Maxx | HomeGoods | Marshalls | A.J. Wright | Bob Stores | Winners | HomeSense


 
 

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