The owner of T.J. Maxx said it would launch an e-commerce platform for its HomeGoods home-and-furniture chain in the second half of 2021, changing course from earlier in the pandemic when it resisted an industrywide push to ramp up online sales.
TJX Cos. Chief Executive Ernie Herrman said customers have been reluctant to return to bricks-and-mortar stores, a trend he expects to continue through the holidays. More than 4,000 T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and other TJX brand stores are open, while about 470 are still temporarily…
