aid: ross-stores
name: Ross Stores
description: >-
  Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) is the largest off-price apparel and home
  fashion retailer in the United States, operating over 1,700 Ross Dress for
  Less and 320+ dd's DISCOUNTS stores across 43 states, the District of
  Columbia, and Guam. The company sources a broad assortment of in-season,
  name-brand merchandise at deep discounts (20-60% below department and
  specialty store prices) through opportunistic buying. Ross operates a highly
  efficient supply chain powered by AI-driven inventory management, distribution
  automation, and integrated supplier and partner technology platforms.
type: Index
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ross-stores/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
  - Fashion
  - Fortune 500
  - Off-Price Retail
  - Retail
  - Supply Chain
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: ross-stores:ross-stores-supplier-api
    name: Ross Stores Supplier Integration
    description: >-
      Ross Stores provides EDI-based and API-based integration capabilities for
      suppliers and vendors through its Partners portal. Suppliers can submit
      purchase orders, advance ship notices (ASN), invoices, and item master
      data through standard retail EDI transaction sets (850, 856, 810) and
      modern API integrations to support high-velocity opportunistic buying
      at scale.
    humanURL: https://partners.rossstores.com/
    properties:
      - type: Portal
        url: https://partners.rossstores.com/
    tags:
      - EDI
      - Retail
      - Supplier Portal
      - Supply Chain
      - Vendor Management
  - aid: ross-stores:ross-stores-supply-chain-api
    name: Ross Stores Supply Chain Technology
    description: >-
      Ross Stores operates a sophisticated supply chain technology stack
      including AI-driven inventory allocation, distribution center automation,
      and merchandise analytics. The company is investing approximately $1.1B
      in capital expenditures in 2026, with significant portions allocated to
      distribution center technology, supply chain automation, and store-level
      inventory systems.
    humanURL: https://corporate.rossstores.com/
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://corporate.rossstores.com/responsibility/
    tags:
      - Analytics
      - Automation
      - Inventory Management
      - Supply Chain
      - Warehouse Management
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.rossstores.com
  - type: Corporate Website
    url: https://corporate.rossstores.com/
  - type: Investor Relations
    url: https://investors.rossstores.com/
  - type: Partner Portal
    url: https://partners.rossstores.com/
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/ross-stores-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSON-LD
    url: json-ld/ross-stores-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/ross-stores-supplier-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/ross-stores-supplier-structure.json
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ross-stores-inc
  - type: X
    url: https://twitter.com/RossStores
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com