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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 424B3 DATED 05/24/01
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                                     Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) and 424(c)
                                                   Registration Number 333-60540


                              PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
                       (To Prospectus dated May 24, 2001)


                                  $517,500,000

                             THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.

                     Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes due 2021
                          (Zero Coupon - Subordinated)
                                       and
               Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion of the LYONs

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    This document supplements the Prospectus dated May 24, 2001 relating to the
resale by the holders of Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes (Zero Coupon -
Subordinated) due 2021 (the "LYONs") and the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of the LYONs.

    This Prospectus Supplement is incorporated by reference into, and should be
read in conjunction with, the Prospectus dated May 24, 2001.

    The following sets forth information as of the date of this Prospectus
Supplement about the principal amount at maturity of LYONs and the underlying
common stock beneficially owned by each selling securityholder that may be
offered using this Prospectus. All information concerning beneficial ownership
has been provided by the selling securityholders.


                       ADDITIONAL SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

    The table below lists additional selling securityholders for the table on
pages 29-32 of the Prospectus.

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                               Principal
                               Amount at
                              Maturity of
                                LYONs
                             Beneficially     Percentage     Number of Shares of      Percentage of
                            Owned That May     of LYONs     Common Stock That May      Common Stock
Name and Address               be Sold       Outstanding        be Sold (1)           Outstanding (2)
----------------            --------------   -----------    ---------------------     ---------------
<S>                         <C>              <C>             <C>                       <C>

</TABLE>


                             SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

         The table below sets forth updated or corrected information regarding
the selling securityholders listed on the table on pages 29-32 of the
Prospectus.

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                                Principal
                                Amount at
                               Maturity of
                                 LYONs
                              Beneficially     Percentage     Number of Shares of      Percentage of
                             Owned That May     of LYONs     Common Stock That May      Common Stock
Name and Address                be Sold       Outstanding        be Sold (1)           Outstanding (2)
----------------             --------------   -----------    ---------------------     ---------------
<S>                           <C>              <C>             <C>                       <C>

Fidelity Financial Trust:
Fidelity Convertible
Securities Fund
82 Devonshire St. - E20E
Boston MA, 02109              $3,750,000             *              61,250                   *

Any other holder of LYONs
or future transferee,
pledgee, donee or successor
of any holder (3) (4)         $37,696,000           7.28%          615,707                   *
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*     Less than 1%.

(1)  Assumes conversion of all of the holder's LYONs at a conversion rate of
     16.3335 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount at maturity of
     the LYONs. However, this conversion rate will be subject to adjustment as
     described under "Description of LYONs - Conversion Rights." As a result,
     the amount of common stock issuable upon conversion of the LYONs may
     increase or decrease in the future.

(2)  Calculated based on 278,811,087 shares of common stock outstanding as of
     March 31, 2001. In calculating this amount, we treated as outstanding that
     number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of all of a
     particular holder's LYONs. However, we did not assume the conversion of any
     other holder's LYONs.

(3)  Information about other selling securityholders will be set forth in
     prospectus supplements, if required.

(4)  Assumes that any other holders of LYONs, or any future transferees,
     pledgees, donees or successors of or from any such other holders of LYONs,
     do not beneficially own any common stock other than the common stock
     issuable upon conversion of the LYONs at the initial conversion rate.


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         Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.

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            The date of this Prospectus Supplement is July 31, 2001.

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Liquid Yield Option is a registered trademark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.


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