Company:  ROSS STORES INC (ROST)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  3/31/2009 
CIK:  0000745732 
Address:  4440 ROSEWOOD DRIVE 
City, State, Zip:  PLEASANTON, California 94588-3050 
Telephone:  (925) 965-4400 
Fiscal Year:  01/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$43.81  
Change: 
-1.04 (-2.32%)  
Trade Time: 
Nov 20  
Market Cap: 
$5.48B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1. Business.
      Item 1A. Risk Factors.
      Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
      Item 2. Properties.
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
        NAME AND TITLE
    PART II
      Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
        Results of Operations
        Liquidity and Capital Resources
      ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT ...
      ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
        INCOME STATEMENT
        BALANCE SHEET
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        CASH FLOW
        INCOME STATEMENT
        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
      ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ...
      ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
      ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
    PART III
      ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE ...
      ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
      ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS ...
      ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, ...
      ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
    PART IV
      ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
    SIGNATURES
    INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  EXHIBIT 10.42
  EXHIBIT 10.48
  EXHIBIT 10.52
  EXHIBIT 10.55
  EXHIBIT 10.58
  EXHIBIT 10.59
  EXHIBIT 10.60
  EXHIBIT 21
  EXHIBIT 23
    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  EXHIBIT 31.1
    Certification of Chief Executive Officer
  EXHIBIT 31.2
    Certification of Chief Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT 32.1
  EXHIBIT 32.2