Think You Scored a Designer Deal? Here's What You Actually May Be Buying at TJ Maxx, Marshalls

Nbcwashington · Aug 15, 2019 · 310 words · By Susan Hogan; Meredith Royster

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What to know about Think You Scored a Designer Deal? Here's What You Actually May Be Buying at TJ Maxx, Marshalls

Maxx or Marshalls, you think you've scored a deal on designer clothing you would find in a high-end department store.

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What happened

Maxx or Marshalls, you think you've scored a deal on designer clothing you would find in a high-end department store.

Why it matters

Some items sold at the discount stores have a small "TJX" label, naming the parent company of T.J.

Common ground

A retail expert told News4 that this is a sign that the items were manufactured specifically for the stores, and have designer labels because of licensing agreements with the designers.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Think You Scored a Designer Deal? Here's What You Actually May Be Buying at TJ Maxx, Marshalls?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that On its website, TJX says identical items sold in their stores aren't always available for price comparison, so they are compared with "products of similar type, quality and style."?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “On its website, TJX says identical items sold in their stores aren't always available for price comparison, so they are compared with "products of similar type, quality and style."”

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A Business Insider article explicitly states that TJX says on its website that when an identical product isn't available for comparison, the company estimates the price based on similar styles.

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web search NEUTRAL — TJ Maxx is the flagship chain of TJX. It sells men's, women's and children's apparel and shoes, toys, bath and beauty products, accessories, jewelry, and home products ranging from furniture and decor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJ_Maxx

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web search NEUTRAL — Sometimes an identical product isn't available for comparison, so the company estimates the price based on similar styles. "Prices vary among other sellers and change over time," TJX states on its web…
https://www.businessinsider.com/tj-maxx-and-marshalls-compar…

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Claim 2: “Ron Hess, a professor at the College of William & Mary”

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Multiple independent sources confirm this. The William & Mary School of Business website identifies Ronald L. Hess as the Larry Ring Executive MBA Professor of Business, and Rate My Professors also lists Ron Hess as a professor at the College of William and Mary.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article contains a partial listing of leaders of American universities and colleges, who are usually given the title president or chancellor.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represents the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Coastal Athletic Ass…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After moving from New York to Ireland and s…
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Claim 3: “Some items sold at the discount stores have a small "TJX" label, naming the parent company of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls.”

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While the evidence confirms that TJ Maxx and Marshalls are owned by TJX, there is no mention in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding the existence of a 'TJX' label on specific items sold in stores.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HomeSense (stylized as Homesense in Europe and the United States) is a Canadian chain of discount home furnishing stores owned by TJX. It originated in Canada in 2001, and was expanded to Europe in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomeSense

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The TJX Companies, Inc. (abbreviated TJX) is an American multinational off-price department store corporation, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. It was formed as a subsidiary of Zayre Corp. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJX

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TJ Maxx (stylized as T•J•maxx) is an American discount department store chain. It has more than 1,000 stores in the United States, making it one of the largest clothing retailers in the country. TJ Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJ_Maxx

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Claim 4: “this is a sign that the items were manufactured specifically for the stores, and have designer labels because of licensing agreements with the designers.”

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The provided evidence contains general information about TJX and unrelated marketplace listings, but does not mention manufacturing specifics, licensing agreements, or the purpose of TJX labels.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zayre () was a chain of discount stores that operated in the eastern half of the United States from 1956 to 1990. The company's headquarters were in Framingham, Massachusetts. In October 1988, Zayre's…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayre

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