Dublin, California, March 5, 2015 - Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross") will open two new stores in the Tampa / St. Petersburg area on March 7(th). The stores are located in Townview Square at US Highway 301 and Pretty Pond Road, 30 miles from downtown Tampa, in Zephyrhills; and Midway Plaza along Missouri Avenue and US Highway 19 in Largo, 12 miles northwest of St. Petersburg. With these new locations, Ross will operate 150 stores in Florida. These openings are part of the retailer's 2015 expansion program, totaling approximately 70 new locations during the year.

Together, Ross Dress for Less and dd's DISCOUNTS® currently operate over 1,300 off-price apparel and home fashion stores in 33 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.

Ross Stores, Inc. is an S&P 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Dublin, California, with fiscal 2014 revenues of $11.0 billion. Currently, the Company operates Ross Dress for Less, the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with stores in 33 states, the District of Columbia and Guam. Ross offers first-quality, in-season, name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices. The Company also currently operates dd's DISCOUNTS with locations in 15 states that feature a more moderately-priced assortment of first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions for the entire family at everyday savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices. Additional information is available at www.rossstores.com.



    Contact:                    Connie Wong
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                                Director, Investor & Media Relations

                                (925) 965-4668

                                connie.wong@ros.com

/PRNewswire -- March 5, 2015/

SOURCE Ross Stores, Inc.