April 7, 2010 (FinancialWire) — The TJX Cos., Inc. (NYSE: TJX), an off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions, said that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend in the amount of $.15 per share, representing a 25% increase in the per share amount from the last dividend the company paid.

The dividend is payable June 3, 2010, to shareholders of record on May 13, 2010.

Massachusetts-based TJX operates 890 T.J. Maxx, 813 Marshalls, 323 HomeGoods, and 150 A.J. Wright stores in the United States.

In Canada, the company operates 208 Winners, 79 HomeSense, and 3 Stylesense stores, and in Europe, 269 T.K. Maxx and 14 HomeSense stores.

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