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Retail Casualties of Terrorist Attack

Several TJX executives were on the Boston-Los Angeles flight that hit the World Trade Center

Published

23 years ago

September 13, 2001

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MSNBC News reported this morning that at least five employees of TJX Cos. (Framingham, Mass.) were believed to be on board the American Airlines Boston-to-Los Angeles flight that crashed into the World Trade Center tower on Tuesday, September 11, at 8:45 a.m.

Those identified include: Lisa Fenn Gordenstein, assistant vp and merchandise manager; Robin Kaplan, senior store equipment specialist; Neilie Casey, merchandise planning manager; and Christine Barbuto and Linda George, buyers.

There were additional reports of two other unidentified TJX employees on the flight: an assistant vp of merchandising, planning and allocation; and a merchandise planning manager.

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