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We're all familiar with TK Maxx.

One of the most popular retailers in the UK, the department store chain sells designer gear at prices which are generally lower than other major stores.

They sell everything from clothes, bags and shoes to beauty products, toys, food and homeware furniture. They even sell wedding dresses!

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The jumble sale giants now have more than 500 stores in Europe, including a number across Wales - in Cardiff, Newport, Llantrisant, Bangor, Swansea, Carmarthen and many more locations.

But what you might not know about TK Maxx is that it's called something different in America.

In the States , the store is actually called TJ Maxx.

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So why was it changed to TK Maxx in the UK?

TK Maxx is a subsidiary of the American apparel and home goods company TJX Companies - which is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

The company was founded by Bernard Cammarata, who opened some of the first TJ Maxx stores in America in the 1970s.

Following their success, the company decided to open their first European store in Bristol in 1994.

But they modified the name to TK Maxx to avoid "confusion with the established British retail chain T. J. Hughes (which is not affiliated with TJX)".

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T. J. Hughes is also a discount department store, selling similar goods like electrical, beauty products, toys, furniture and clothing.

They have stores across England and Scotland, but unlike TK Maxx do not have any open in Wales... yet!