Additional recorded information concerning press release and the Company's future outlook can be accessed by calling 402-220-5900, PIN #2363, from 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on September 1, 2005 through 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on September 2, 2005. A transcript of these comments also will be made available on the press release page of the Company's website. The Company expects to report sales results for the five weeks ending October 1, 2005 on Thursday, October 6th.
Nation's second largest off-price firm Ross Stores Inc, a fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 (ROST) company is located in California with fiscal 2004 revenues of $4.2 billion. As of July 30, 2005, the Company operated 682 Ross stores and 13 dd's DISCOUNTS stores, compared to 616 Ross locations at the end of the same period last year.
Ross Stores 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.