PLEASANTON, Calif., May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) announced today that it will participate in the Morgan Stanley Retail Conference to be held in Boston on May 25, 2011.

Ross management will discuss the Company's business strategies and outlook at approximately 10:15 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. 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 2010 revenues of $7.9 billion. As of April 30, 2011 the Company operated 998 Ross Dress for Less^® ("Ross") stores and 70 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 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.