TJ Maxx store workers now wearing body cameras to thwart shoplifters

TJ Maxx shoppers may now encounter security workers outfitted with police-type body cameras at some of the retailer's stores.

TJX, which operates TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, said it made the move late last year as part of an effort to curb shoplifting, with executives disclosing the initiative during an earnings call late last month.

When somebody walks in, "It's almost like a de-escalation where people are less likely to do something when they're being videotaped," Chief Financial Officer John Klinger told Wall Street analysts.