PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) announced today that it will participate in the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference to be held in New York on September 5-6, 2012.

Management will discuss the Company's business strategies and outlook at approximately 11:20 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at 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. is an S&P 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with fiscal 2011 revenues of $8.6 billion. The Company operates Ross Dress for Less^® ("Ross"), the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States with 1,072 locations in 33 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 everyday savings of 20% to 60% off department and specialty store regular prices. The Company also operates 102 dd's DISCOUNTS^® in eight 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 everyday savings of 20% to 70% off moderate department and discount store regular prices. Additional information is available at www.rossstores.com.

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