Item 2. Properties

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We lease virtually all of our over 3,000 store locations, generally for 10-year terms with options to extend the lease term for one or more 5-year periods. We have the right to terminate some of these leases before the expiration date under specified circumstances and some with specified payments.

The following is a summary of our primary owned and leased distribution centers and primary administrative office locations as of February 2, 2013. Square footage information for the distribution centers represents total “ground cover” of the facility. Square footage information for office space represents total space occupied.

Distribution Centers

In addition to the office space listed above, TJX acquired approximately 700,000 square feet of office space in Marlborough, Massachusetts during fiscal 2013, which when ready for use is expected to replace some of the leased space in Framingham and Westboro, Massachusetts.

Sierra Trading Post, acquired in December 2012, is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and owns a 60,000 square foot home office facility and a 223,000 square foot fulfillment center.