TJX Cos. Inc.

Framingham's TJX will close its T.J.Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods stores on Thanksgiving as part of a “Bring Back the Holidays Campaign,” the company announced Tuesday.

TJX announced a 5-percent gain in sales in the third quarter, with its Canadian division leading the way as the company continues to stress international expansion.

The Framingham-based TJX Cos. has completed its acquisition of Australian retailer Trade Secret for approximately $58.5 million, TJX announced over the weekend.

The board of the off-price retailer TJX Companies Inc. has announced it will promote a replacement for long-time CEO Carol Meyrowitz from within, naming current president of the company Ernie Herrman as her successor.

Sales were higher than expected in the second quarter for Framingham-based TJX Cos., the parent of off-price retailers T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods said Tuesday. Net sales of $7.4 billion rose 6 percent over the second quarter of 2014.

The Framingham-based TJX Cos. will buy an Australian retailer, Trade Secret, for approximately $58.5 million, TJX announced Wednesday.

When the U.S. Supreme Court pronounced same-sex marriage legal, businesses sprang into action on social media and their websites. Public expressions, such as rainbow-colored messages, underscore businesses' increasing degree of inclusion of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, community.

The TJX Cos. of Framingham will pay out a quarterly stock dividend of 21 cents per share, the parent company of off-price retailers T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and Marshalls announced Friday.

Framingham-based TJX Cos. said strong customer traffic in the first quarter of its new fiscal year led to an 8-percent jump in profits, to $475 million, or 69 cents per share, over the same quarter last year.

Carol Meyrowitz will take over as the board chair of Framingham-based TJX Companies as founder Ben Cammarata prepares to retire after nearly 40 years with the company.