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EXHIBIT 21
Subsidiaries
Subsidiary Name Domiciled Date of Incorporation
Ross Procurement, Inc. Delaware November 22, 2004
Ross Merchandising, Inc. Delaware January 12, 2004
Ross Dress for Less, Inc. Virginia January 14, 2004
Retail Assurance Group, Ltd. Bermuda October 15, 1991
EXHIBIT 23
Consent Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 33-151116, 333-61373, 33-51916, 33-51896,
33-51898, 33-41415, 33-41413, 33-296000, 333-56831, 333-06119, 333-34988, 333-51478, and 333-115836 of Ross Stores,
Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) on Form S-8 of our report dated March 26, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of the Company, and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (which report
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of a new accounting standard),
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended January 31, 2009.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
March 26, 2009