Based in Alpharetta, Ga., Ross Dress for Less is a retail apparel and fashion merchandise store. The store offers name-brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear and home fashions. It is a brand owned by Ross Stores Inc., one of the largest off-price retailers and an S&P 500 companies in the United States. The firm operates more than 1,005 stores under its Ross Dress for Less brand in approximately 25 states as well as over 52 dds DISCOUNTS stores in four states nationwide.