A.J. Wright

Off-price retailer TJX Cos. (NYSE:TJX) reported Tuesday a slightly better-than-expected third-quarter profit, as consumers sought cold-weather attire despite a warmer-than-usual September and October. The operator of discount apparel and home fashions stores such as T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods and A.J. Wright, posted net income of $372 million, or 92 cents a share, compared with $347.78 million, or 81 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the Framingham, Mass-based company was $5.5 billion, up 5% from $5.24 billion a year ago, driven by 1% growth in comparable store sales.

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,