99 Cents Only Stores Hires VP of Finance.

Business Editors

CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001

99 Cents Only Stores(R) (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange :NDN) has hired Heidi Crane as vice president of Finance.

Crane will report directly to Andy Farina, 99 Cents Only Stores' CFO See Chief Financial Officer. .

Prior to joining 99 Cents Only Stores, Crane served as division vice president of Finance for United Distillers and Vintners North America. Additionally, she served as director of Operations Finance and director of Corporate Financial Planning Corporate financial planning

Financial planning conducted by a firm that encompasses preparation of both long-and short-term financial plans. & Analysis for Dole Food Company Dole Food Company, Inc. is an American-based agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Westlake Village, California and is the leading grower and packer of such food items as bananas, pineapples (fresh and packaged), grapes, strawberries, and other fresh and frozen Inc. Crane also was an audit manager for Ernst & Whinney.

"Heidi Crane is a well-rounded senior financial executive and CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. with a proven record on highly successful management teams. Her experience will enable her to make substantial contributions to the continued profitable growth of our company," stated Eric Schiffer, president.

99 Cents Only Stores, the nation's oldest existing one-price retailer, operates 106 stores in California, Nevada and Arizona. 99 Cents Only Stores emphasizes name-brand consumables at an excellent value, in attractively merchandised stores.

Note to Editors: 99 Cents Only Stores(R) news releases are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.99only.com.

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