Ross Dress for Less Expands in Illinois, Colorado

By Ioana Neamt, Associate Editor

Deer Grove Center in Palatine, Ill.

Ross Dress for Less will open three new stores in Fort Collins, Colo. and the Chicago metro area on October 10.

The popular Dublin, Calif.-based retailer has plans to expand its nationwide portfolio with the opening of around 70 new locations by the end of the year. This fall, the company will debut two new stores in the Chicago area, and one new store in Fort Collins, Colo., as follows:

• Ross Dress for Less will open a 25,000-square-foot store in the newly renovated Renaissance on the Front Range (previously known as the Foothills Mall) in Fort Collins, Colo. The store will be located 65 miles north of Denver, along East Foothills Parkway;
• The company will also open a 25,000-square-foot store in the Deer Grove Center at U.S. Highway 12 and Rand Road in Palatine, Ill. The store is located about 35 miles northwest of downtown Chicago;
• Another 24,000-square-foot Ross Dress for Less store will open in Joliet Commons along U.S. Highway 30 in Joliet, Ill. The store is conveniently situated roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.

Ross Stores Inc. is a Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 company that operates Ross Dress for Less—the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the country. Together with dd’s DISCOUNTS, the retailer currently operates more than 1,400 stores in 33 states, Guam and the District of Columbia.

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