Dublin, California, March 6, 2015 - Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross") will open a new store in Southern California on March 7(th). The store is located in the Joshua Village Shopping Center at 29 Palms Highway and Airway Avenue in Yucca Valley, 22 miles north of Palm Springs. With this location, Ross will operate 272 stores in its largest state. The opening is 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 6, 2015

SOURCE Ross Stores, Inc.