HomeGoods to Open Two Boston-Area Stores in Dorchester and Allston on Thursday, May 5th

- Home Decor Retailer Offers Extraordinary Values on Distinctive Home Fashions

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May 03, 2011, 09:00 ET

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeGoods, the country's only major off-price store dedicated to home fashions, will open two new Boston-area stores in Allston and Dorchester on Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 a.m. The Allston store is 26,000 square feet and located in the Allston Marketplace, N. Beacon Street and Everett Street, and the 26,000 square-foot Dorchester store is located in the Fields Corner Shopping Center, Geneva Avenue and Park Street. With the addition of these stores, HomeGoods will have 27 stores in the Boston market.

HomeGoods offers an exciting, ever-changing selection of high-quality home fashions at prices 20% to 60% less than department and specialty store regular prices, every day. HomeGoods provides consumers with extraordinary values on brand name and designer merchandise and unique finds for every room and in countless styles.

"We are excited to bring HomeGoods and our off-price concept to Allston and Dorchester area Shoppers," states Richard Sherr, President of HomeGoods. "Consumers are more value conscious than ever and we know that these new stores will be a welcome addition because our outstanding prices on high-quality home fashions allow shoppers to affordably update their homes without sacrificing quality or style," adds Sherr.

HomeGoods will support the Allston and Dorchester communities by hiring store management and associates from the local area. Each store is expected to fill approximately 60 full and part-time positions.

HomeGoods merchandise offerings include furniture, rugs, lamps, kitchen and dining, bedding and bath, kids decor, toys, pet, storage and much more. The stores offer a liberal 30-day return policy, accept all major credit cards and offer gift cards for purchase. HomeGoods can be found online at homegoods.com and on Facebook and Twitter.

Allston's regular store hours are Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Dorchester's regular store hours are Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Special grand opening day hours for both stores will be from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. For additional HomeGoods locations, please call 1-800-614-HOME or visit homegoods.com.

HomeGoods operates more than 330 stores across the country and is a division of The TJX Companies, Inc. The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. The Company operates over 2,700 stores including T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods in the United States, Winners, HomeSense, STYLESENSE and Marshalls in Canada, and T.K. Maxx and HomeSense in Europe. For store locations and additional information, please visit www.homegoods.com and www.tjx.com.

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