Ross Stores, Inc. today reported that sales for the four weeks ended May 30, 2009 increased 10% to $564 million from $513 million for the four weeks ended May 31, 2008. Same store sales for the month increased 4% on top of a strong 7% gain in the prior year.

For the 17 weeks ended May 30, 2009, sales totaled $2.256 billion, a 9% increase over the $2.070 billion in sales for the 17 weeks ended May 31, 2008. Comparable store sales for the 17 weeks ended May 30, 2009 increased 3% on top of a 4% gain in the prior year period.

Michael Balmuth, Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased with our solid sales gains in May, especially given the difficult prior year comparison. We believe that our performance continues to benefit mainly from our ongoing focus on delivering fresh and exciting bargains to today's increasingly value-oriented consumers. Weather in many of our key markets was also favorable during the month. Dresses and Shoes remained the strongest merchandise categories in May, while the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast were the best-performing regions."

Additional recorded information concerning today's press release and the Company's future outlook can be accessed by calling 706-645-9291, PIN # 82461981, from 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on June 4, 2009 through 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 5, 2009. A transcript of these comments also will be made available on the press release page of the Company's website at http://www.rossstores.com. The Company will report June 2009 sales results on Thursday, July 9th.