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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 January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008, and the results of their operations
and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 31, 2009, 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 January 31, 2009, 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.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
March 26, 2009