Instant Alert: We shopped at TJ Maxx and Kohl's to see which store was better, and the winner was clear for one key reason.

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   We shopped at TJ Maxx and Kohl's to see which store was better, and the winner was clear for one key reason. by Jessica Tyler on Aug 28, 2018, 9:42 AM TJ Maxx and Kohl's are the places to go to find everything from makeup, to clothes, home decor, and back to school gear.  Both stores are doing well right now, with TJ Maxx reporting comparable sales were up 6% in the most recent fiscal quarter, and Kohl's reporting a comparable sales increase of 3.1%. There are a few obvious differences between the stores, most notably that TJ Maxx is an off-price retailer, while Kohl's is a traditional department store. After visiting both, we found that the two stores had a ton of similarities, but one had more to offer than the other.  TJ Maxx and Kohl's are the places to go to find everything from makeup, to clothes, home decor, and back to school gear.  The stores are well loved by shoppers for a number of reasons, including the low prices both stores have on a huge variety of products.  Both stores are doing well right now, with TJ Maxx reporting comparable sales were up 6% in the most recent fiscal quarter, and Kohl's reporting a comparable sales increase of 3.1%. For both TJ Maxx and Kohl's, this was the second consecutive quarter of growth for the brands.  TJ Maxx and Kohl's are both able to avoid the troubles faced by stores in malls. In large part, this is because most TJ Maxx and Kohl's stores are in suburban strip malls rather than shopping malls. This makes them less likely to be affected by the declining foot traffic that has hurt malls and the retailers that depend on them. There are a few obvious differences between the stores, most notably that TJ Maxx is an off-price retailer, while Kohl's is a traditional department store. However, after visiting both, we found that the stores were similar in many ways — the styles and quality of the products were nearly identical, and neither was laid out in a particularly great way.  But one store was better than the other for a key reason: SEE ALSO: We compared Ben & Jerry's vegan ice cream with a trendy company that is trying to compete with it — and the winner was clear The first store we went to was TJ Maxx on Wall Street in Manhattan. Right near the entrance were backpacks and back to school deals on t-shirts and jackets. The beauty department was a highlight of the store. It carried a ton of name brand products for under $10. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011