FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TJX), the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide, today announced sales and earnings results for the first quarter ended May 2, 2015. Net sales for the first quarter of Fiscal 2016 increased 6% to $6.9 billion, and consolidated comparable store sales increased 5%. Net income for the first quarter was $475 million, and diluted earnings per share were $.69, an 8% increase over the prior y