PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept 09, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) announced today that it will participate in the Goldman Sachs 17th Annual Global Retailing Conference to be held September 14 - 15 in New York City.

Ross management will discuss the Company's business strategies and outlook at approximately 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at http://www.rossstores.com/. To access the webcast, go to the Investors section, click on the icon and follow the instructions. A replay will be available after the presentation at the same website address.

Ross Stores, Inc., an S&P 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Pleasanton, California, is the nation's second largest off-price retailer with fiscal 2009 revenues of $7.2 billion. As of August 28, 2010 the Company operated 979 Ross Dress for Less(R) ("Ross") stores and 57 dd's DISCOUNTS(R) locations. 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 percent off department and specialty store regular prices. dd's DISCOUNTS features 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 percent off moderate department and discount store regular prices. Additional information is available at http://www.rossstores.com/.

SOURCE Ross Stores, Inc.

CONTACT:
John Call
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
+1-925-965-4315
or
Bobbi Chaville
Senior Director, Investor Relations
+1-925-965-4289
bobbi.chaville@ros.com
both of Ross Stores, Inc.