DUBLIN, Calif., July 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Stores
announces the recent opening of 21 Ross Dress for Less®
("Ross") and seven dd's DISCOUNTS® stores across 15
different states in June and July. These new locations are part of
the Company's plans to add approximately 70 Ross and 20 dd's
locations in 2017.
"With this opening group, we continued to expand Ross and dd's
in both new and existing markets. Ross grew in its newest market –
the Midwest – as well as existing markets, including California, Texas, and Florida. And in June, dd's opened its
200th location and expanded into its newest state of
Pennsylvania," said Jim Fassio, President and Chief Development
Officer. "Looking ahead, we remain confident in our expansion plans
and continue to see plenty of opportunity to grow across all of our
markets. We continue to believe that over the long-term, Ross can
grow to 2,000 locations and dd's 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
2016 revenues of $12.9 billion.
Currently, the Company operates Ross Dress for Less, the largest
off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,384 locations in 37
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 205 dd's
DISCOUNTS® in 16 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.