Corporate Data
    
Corporate Website
www.rossstores.com

Corporate Headquarters and West Coast Distribution Center
Ross Stores, Inc.
8333 Central Avenue
Newark, California 94560
(510) 505-4400

New York Buying Office
Ross Stores, Inc.
1372 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10018
(212) 382-2700

Los Angeles Buying Office
Ross Stores, Inc.
110 East 9th Street, Suite B-913
Los Angeles, California 90079
(213) 623-2640

East Coast Distribution Center
1707 Shearer Drive
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
(717) 249-3111
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Mellon Investor Services LLC
85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660
or
P.O. Box 3315
South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606
Communication Center: (800) 356-2017
Foreign Stockholders: (201) 329-8660
TDD for the Hearing Impaired: (800) 231-5469
Website: www.melloninvestor.com



Annual Report (Form 10-K)
A copy of the company's 2000 Annual Report
on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is available, without
charge, by contacting the following:

Investor Relations Department
Ross Stores, Inc.
8333 Central Avenue
Newark, California 94560
(800) 989-8849
www.rossstores.com


409 Stores in 17 States and Guam
(at 2000 fiscal year-end)