Ross Stores, Inc.
Type	Department store
Founded	1954 (San Bruno, California)
Headquarters	Pleasanton, California
Key people	Michael Balmuth, CEO
Industry	Retail
Products	Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
Slogan	"Dress for Less"
Website	http://www.rossstores.com/

Ross Stores, Inc. NASDAQ: ROST is a chain of American department stores. It is the nation's third largest off-price retailer with fiscal 2005 revenues of $4.9 billion. As of January 28, 2006, the company operated 714 Ross stores in 26 U.S. states and Guam. There are currently no Ross stores in the midwest or New England. ^[1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2547x1060, 102 KB)[edit] Licensing This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The San Bruno police station next to the BART station at the Shops at Tanforan. ... Location of Pleasanton within Alameda County, California. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Look up Slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states which have membership of the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty. ... The states shown in dark red are usually included in the Midwest, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Midwestern United States. ... The states marked in red show New England. ...

History

Ross Department Store was first opened in San Bruno, California in 1954. The next store was established in Pacifica, California in the late 50's. The quality of Ross was that of a Macy's^{[citation needed]}, and you were able to purchase items with your ROSS Credit Card. The credit card was later dropped and the format changed to what it is today in 1982. Ross also operates the dd's discounts chain of clothing and furniture stores, designed to cater to lower-income consumers with prices below those of the main Ross stores. The San Bruno police station next to the BART station at the Shops at Tanforan. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. ... Macys is a chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ross offers brand name clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, fine jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. All merchandise is 20 - 60% below regular department and specialty store prices.

External links

• Ross Official Website