DUBLIN, Calif., Oct. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Stores
today announced the opening of 25 Ross Dress for Less®
("Ross") and nine dd's DISCOUNTS® stores across 16
different states in September and October. These new locations
round out the Company's 2016 expansion plans to add approximately
90 locations during the year.
"We entered two new states in October, with stores in North and
South Dakota, and continued to
expand dd's DISCOUNTS by opening its first location in Colorado," said Jim
Fassio, President and Chief Development Officer. "This
opening group completes our 2016 store growth plans. Looking
ahead, we continue to see plenty of opportunity to expand our store
base across both new and existing markets, and remain confident
that over the long-term, Ross Dress for Less can grow to 2,000
locations and dd's DISCOUNTS can become a chain of 500 stores."
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, the largest
off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,342 locations in 36
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 193 dd's
DISCOUNTS 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
savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store
regular prices every day. Additional information is available at
www.rossstores.com.
Contact:
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Connie
Kao
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Vice President,
Investor & Media
Relations
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(925)
965-4668
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connie.kao@ros.com
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SOURCE Ross Stores, Inc.