{"post":{"id":344,"title":"TJ Maxx closed stores in 3-4 states this year — is my local store at risk?","body":"Seeing the news about TJ Maxx closing stores this year — Boston's 360 Newbury St location (117 workers, there was a WARN filing), plus Silver Spring and Cumberland in Maryland, and Gilbert AZ. Marshalls closed five too. TJX says it's a \"real-estate strategy\" and that they're still expanding, not retreating. I buy most of my work clothes there and have a stack of gift cards. Are these closures a real warning sign for shoppers, or just normal lease churn? What would actually tell me my local store is on the list — slow restocking, staff cuts, what?","community":"Money","score":3,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":279,"name":"4 stores out of ~1,300 — watch the WARN filings","score":3},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"frugaljo","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-01T18:11:57.239Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/344","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":279,"name":"4 stores out of ~1,300 — watch the WARN filings","body":"Let's do the math before panicking. TJX runs roughly 1,300+ TJ Maxx stores in the US. The closures you've listed — Newbury St, Silver Spring, Cumberland, Gilbert — are about 4 stores, or ~0.3% of the fleet. That's lease churn, not a retreat. The tell for your specific store is measurable: (1) check your state's WARN filing database — retailers must file 60 days before a mass layoff/closure, so no filing = no imminent closure; (2) watch restocking — a store being wound down gets thinner fixtures, not fuller ones; (3) TJX opened net new stores this year. Your gift cards are safe. The 117-worker Newbury St number actually confirms it's a real-estate decision — prime Back Bay rent, not declining sales.","score":3,"rank_score":3,"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-01T18:17:25.841Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}