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Ross Stores is an off-price retailer offering branded and designer apparel, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family, as well as gift items, linens, and other home-related merchandise. As of Jan 30, 2010 the company operated a total of 1,005 stores including 953 Ross Dress for Less stores in the US and Guam, and 52 dd’s Discount stores in 4 US states. |
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| Headquarters | Pleasanton, California |
| Sector | Clothing & Accessories Stores |
| Primary NAICS Code | 448140 – Family Clothing Stores |
| Primary SIC Code | 5651 – Family Clothing Stores |
| Fiscal Year 2009 Ends on | Jan 30, 2010 |
| 2008 Net Sales | $ 6.5 Billion |
| 2008 Net Income | $ 305.4 Million |
| Store Count* | 1,005 |
| Total Selling Sq Ft** | 22,500,000 |
| Employees** | 40,000 |
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*as of 1/30/10 **as of 1/31/09 |
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| 2008 | 2007 | YoY % Chg | 3 YR CAGR | 5 YR CAGR | |
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| Net Sales (1,000’s) | $ 6,486,139 | $ 5,975,212 | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.6% |
| Same-Store Sales Chg | 2.0% | 1.0% | |||
| Net Income (1,000’s) | $ 305,441 | $ 261,051 | 17.0% | 15.2% | 6.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $ 2.33 | $ 1.90 | 22.6% | 19.7% | 9.6% |
| Store Count | 956 | 890 | 7.4% | 9.2% | 11.0% |
| Selling Sq Ft (1,000s) | 22,500 | 21,100 | 6.6% | 9.2% | 11.1% |
| Employees | 40,000 | 39,100 | 2.3% | 6.4% | 8.5% |
| Advertising Spend (1,000s) | $ 53,900 | $ 50,200 | 7.4% | 6.8% | 6.7% |

| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |
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| Ladies | 32.0% | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| Home Accents/Bed & Bath | 23.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Men’s | 14.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| Accessories, Lingerie, Fine Jewely, & Fragrances | 12.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| Shoes | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| Children’s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% |

