DBI vs TJX

Designer Brands Inc.

Designer Brands Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and retails footwear and accessories for women, men, and kids primarily in North America. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Retail, Canada Retail, and Brand Portfolio. It also provides dress, casual, and athletic footwear; and handbags and jewelry. The company offers its products under the Vince Camuto, Louise et Cie, Jessica Simpson, Lucky, Jenifer Lopez, and other brands. It also operates vincecamuto.com e-commerce site, as well as a portfolio of banners, including DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, The Shoe Company, and Shoe Warehouse. As of February 1, 2021, it operated 663 stores. Designer Brands Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

TJX Companies Inc.

The TJX Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer. It operates through four segments: Marmaxx, HomeGoods, TJX Canada, and TJX International. The company sells family apparel, including footwear and accessories; home fashions, such as home basics, furniture, rugs, lighting products, giftware, soft home products, decorative accessories, tabletop, and cookware, as well as expanded pet, kids, and gourmet food departments; fine jewelry and accessories; and other merchandise. As of March 30, 2021, it operated 1,271 T.J. Maxx, 1,131 Marshalls, 821 HomeGoods, 48 Sierra, and 34 Homesense stores, as well as tjmaxx.com, marshalls.com, and sierra.com in the United States; 280 Winners, 143 HomeSense, and 102 Marshalls stores in Canada; 602 T.K. Maxx and 78 Homesense stores, as well as tkmaxx.com in Europe; and 62 T.K. Maxx stores in Australia. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.