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65
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Ross Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007, and the results of their operations
andtheircashowsforeachofthethreeyearsintheperiodendedFebruary2,2008,inconformitywithaccountingprinciples
generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects,
effective internal control over financial reporting as of February 2, 2008, based on the criteria established in Internal Control
— Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
As discussed in Note F to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No.109, effective
February 4, 2007. As discussed in Notes A and C to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment effective January 29, 2006.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
March 27, 2008