Discount Retailers Have Outpaced Industry in a Month: TJX Companies (TJX) TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX ) has showcased an impressive run in the bourses, courtesy of its impressive comps record. Source: Mike Mozart via Flickr These factors along with TJX Companies' off-price model, strategic store locations, impressive brands and fashion products have been driving its stores and online performance. A Look at Economic Backdrop Americans are way more confident now, brushing aside recent hiccups like the U.S.-China trade concerns, higher gasoline prices and tightening of monetary policy.