Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Sweetenham Paul
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TJX COMPANIES INC /DE/ [TJX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
TK MAXX, 50 CLARENDON ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SEVP, Group President, Europe
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WATFORD HERTFORDSHIRE, X0 WD17 1TX		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 8,000
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (1) 09/09/2004(2) 09/09/2013 Common Stock 25,000 $ 20.14 D  
Option (1) 09/08/2005(2) 09/08/2014 Common Stock 75,000 $ 21.75 D  
Option (1) 09/07/2006(2) 09/07/2015 Common Stock 37,500 $ 21.43 D  
Option (1) 09/06/2007(2) 09/06/2016 Common Stock 34,000 $ 27 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sweetenham Paul
TK MAXX
50 CLARENDON ROAD
WATFORD HERTFORDSHIRE, X0 WD17 1TX		       SEVP, Group President, Europe  

Signatures

Paul Sweetenham 02/07/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Right to buy. Includes right to have shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon exercise.
(2) Granted pursuant to the 1986 Stock Incentive Plan and exercisable in annual installments of 33.3% per year beginning on exercisable date.

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