EXHIBIT 15

June 15, 2001

Ross Stores, Inc.
Newark, California

    We have made a review, in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Ross Stores, Inc. for the three-month periods ended May 5, 2001, and April 29, 2000, as indicated in our reports dated May 25, 2001, and May 19, 2000, respectively; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

    We are aware that our reports referred to above, which were included in your Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended May 5, 2001, and April 29, 2000, are incorporated by reference in Registration Statements Nos. 33-61373, 33-51916, 33-51896, 33-51898, 33-41415, 33-41413, 33-29600, 333-56831, 333-06119, 333-34988 and 333-51478 of Ross Stores, Inc. on Form S-8.

    We also are aware that the aforementioned reports, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, are not considered a part of the Registration Statement 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

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