99 Cents Only Stores To Host First Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call.

Business Editors

CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003

99 Cents Only Stores(R) (NYSE:NDN) will announce its 2003 First Quarter Earnings on Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at 5:30 A.M. Pacific Time. A conference call to discuss the earnings release is scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2003, at 8:00 A.M. Pacific Time.

If you would like to participate in this conference call, please phone the Link conference call operator at 1-206-315-1857 about nine minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. Please inform the Operator that you are calling in for 99 Cents Only Stores' 1st Quarter Earnings conference call.

A recorded version of the call will be made available four hours after completion of the call and will remain on-line till April 29, 2003, 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time. To access the recorded version, dial 1-913-383-5767 PASSCODE: 4071.

We thank you for your attention regarding this matter. Please call us with any questions or concerns. 99 thanks for your continued interest in 99 Cents Only Stores(R).

99 Cents Only Stores(R) is the nation's oldest existing one-price retailer. 99 Cents Only Stores(R) emphasizes name-brand consumables at an excellent value, in its 154 clean, attractively merchandised stores. The Company's New York Stock Exchange symbol is NDN.

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