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Ross Stores Appoints Richard White Senior Vice President And Chief Information Officer

    NEWARK, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST)
announced today that Richard White, 43, has been named as its
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.   Mr. White will report
directly to Jim Peters, the company's President and Chief Operating Officer.
    Prior to joining Ross Stores, Mr. White served as President of Matthews,
White & Company, which specializes in general management and strategy
consulting to start-up companies as well as established enterprises.
Mr. White was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Intrepid Systems from
1991 until 1998 when they were acquired by PeopleSoft, where he served as
Vice President of Business Development for Retail until 1999.
Intrepid Systems developed, marketed and supported enterprise-wide
applications for medium to large size retail organizations.  Before founding
Intrepid Systems, Mr. White was the Chief Information Officer of Office Club
for five years, after spending four years as a consultant for
Deloitte & Touche.  Mr. White has both B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from
Stanford University.
    Mr. Peters said, "We are delighted to have Rich White join the Ross
senior management team.  His in-depth knowledge of strategic systems and
architecture specific to the retail industry will be a valuable resource as we
invest in the infrastructure and technology to position Ross for growth over
the coming years."
    Ross Stores, Inc. generated $2.7 billion in sales during fiscal 2000.  The
retailer currently operates a chain of 431 off-price stores in 21 states
offering first quality, in-season, branded apparel and apparel-related
merchandise for the entire family at prices that average 20% to 60% less than
department and specialty stores, as well as merchandise for the home at
similar savings.

SOURCE Ross Stores, Inc.

http://www.rossstores.com
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CONTACT:
John G. Call, Senior Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer of Ross Stores, Inc., +1-510-505-4315