EXHIBIT 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as
President and Chief Executive Officer of The TJX Companies, Inc. (the
"Company"), does hereby certify that to my knowledge:

     1)   the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 26, 2003
          fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2)   the information contained in the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal
          quarter ended April 26, 2003 fairly presents, in all material
          respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
          Company.


                                    /s/ Edmond J. English
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                                    Name:  Edmond J. English
                                    Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated:  June 10, 2003