Ross opens 42 new stores

Ross Stores, Inc. has opened 30 Ross Dress for Less and 12 dd's Discounts stores across 19 different states in September and October. These new locations complete the company's store growth plans for fiscal year 2019 with the addition of 98 new stores.

"This fall, we continued to expand our Ross and dd's footprints across our existing markets as well as expansion in our newer market – the Midwest. The 42 locations we added this fall included nine stores in our newer Midwest markets of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Ohio. In addition, dd's Discounts entered the state of Virginia with the opening of one new store and now operates in 19 states," said Jim Fassio, president and chief development officer of Ross Stores, Inc., in a statement. "Looking ahead, we remain confident in our ability to grow to 2,400 Ross Dress for Less and 600 dd's Discounts locations over time."

Together, Ross Dress for Less and dd's Discounts currently operate 1,811 off-price apparel and home fashion stores in 39 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam. Ross Stores, Inc.'s fiscal 2018 revenue was 15.8 billion dollars.