Sales Continue To Climb At TJX

Worcester Business Journal Staff Writer Today Framingham-based discount retailer The TJX Cos. Inc. reports that its sales rose 7 percent during the five-week period ended July 4, compared with the same period last year. The company said its sales for the five weeks were $2 billion. Consolidated comparable store sales rose 3 percent. TJX raised its outlook on earnings per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 to between $.70 and $.73, up from $.61 last year. It also raised its earnings-per-share estimate for the full year to between $3.24 and $3.33, up from $2.84 in fiscal 2010. TJX,