PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.11 per common share, payable on December 31, 2009 to stockholders of record as of December 8, 2009.

Ross Stores, Inc., a Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Pleasanton, California, is the nation's second largest off-price retailer with fiscal 2008 revenues of $6.5 billion. As of October 31, 2009 the Company operated 955 Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross") stores and 53 dd's DISCOUNTS® 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 www.rossstores.com.

SOURCE Ross Stores, Inc.

John G. 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.