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EXHIBIT 15
June 8, 2010
Ross Stores,
Inc.
Pleasanton,
California
We have
reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited interim financial information of
Ross Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries for the periods ended May 1, 2010 and May 2,
2009, as indicated in our report dated June 8, 2010; because we did not perform
an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.
We
are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 1, 2010, is incorporated by
reference in Registration Statements No. 333-151116, No. 33-61373, No. 33-51916,
No. 33-51896, No. 33-51898, No. 33-41415, No. 33-41413, No. 33-29600, No.
333-56831, No. 333-06119, No. 333-34988, No. 333-51478, and No. 333-115836 of
Ross Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries, all on Form S-8.
We
also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the
Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statements
prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an
accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
Yours truly,
/s/Deloitte
& Touche LLP
San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California