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 second quarter ended August 1, 2015. Net sales for the second quarter of Fiscal 2016 increased 6% to $7.4 billion and consolidated comparable store sales increased 6% over last year’s 3% increase. Net income for the second quarter was $549 million and diluted earnings per share were $.80