Dublin, California, July 15, 2014 - Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross") will open a new store in Utah on July 19th. The store is located in The Shoppes at Lake Park in West Valley City. This increases the number of stores in the state to 16 locations. This new opening is part of the retailer's 2014 expansion program, totaling approximately 75 new locations for 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 2013 revenues of $10.2 billion. Currently, the Company operates Ross Dress for Less ("Ross"), 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 13 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/ -- July 15, 2014

SOURCE Ross Stores, Inc.