DUBLIN, Calif., Sept. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- dd's DISCOUNTS®, a division of Ross Stores, Inc. will open a new store in Killeen, TX on September 24, 2016. The 22,000 square foot store is located in the Killeen Marketplace at Central Texas Expressway and Illinois Avenue, north of Austin, in the same plaza as the existing Killeen Ross Dress for Less. This new location, along with two other openings, will increase the store count to 42 in Texas. With this new opening, dd's DISCOUNTS will operate 191 locations in 14 states.

Together, Ross Dress for Less® and dd's DISCOUNTS currently operate approximately 1,500 off-price apparel and home fashion stores in 34 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 2015 revenues of $11.9 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 34 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 savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices every day. The Company also currently operates dd's DISCOUNTS with locations in 14 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 savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices every day. Additional information is available at www.rossstores.com.



    Contact: Connie Kao
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             Vice President, Investor & Media Relations

             (925) 965-4668

             connie.kao@ros.com

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SOURCE Ross Stores, Inc.