Dublin, Calif. — Ross Stores has opened 19 Ross Dress for Less® and 8 dd’s DISCOUNTS® stores across 15 different states in July. These new locations are part of the off-price retailer’s 2015 expansion plans to add a total of approximately 90 stores during the year, including 70 Ross and 20 dd’s DISCOUNTS.
“These recent openings reflect our ongoing strategy of targeting growth in both established regions and newer markets that we began to enter in 2011,” says Jim Fassio, president and chief development officer. “The 27 locations we added this month include eight new stores in our newer Midwest markets of Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana and Kansas. Looking ahead, we continue to see significant expansion opportunities throughout the country, and remain confident that Ross Dress for Less can grow to 2,000 locations and dd’s DISCOUNTS can become a chain of 500 stores.”
Ross Stores, Inc. is headquartered in Dublin, Calif., with 1,260 locations in 33 states, the District of Columbia and Guam. The company also currently operates 165 dd’s DISCOUNTS® in 15 states. For more information, visit www.rossstores.com.
SOURCE: Ross Stores, Inc.