Rifling through the racks is an art at TJX stores. The TJX Companies operates more than 3,600 stores worldwide under half a dozen retail brand names, including the two largest off-price clothing retailers in the US: T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, which operate 2,160-plus stores nationwide. T.J. Maxx sells brand-name family apparel, accessories, shoes, domestics, giftware, and jewelry at discount prices, while Marshalls offers similar items plus a broader selection of shoes and menswear through more than 1,000 stores. Its HomeGoods chain of 520-plus US stores focuses exclusively on home furnishings. T.K. Maxx is the company's European retail arm with 450-plus stores in the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Poland.