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

Business Editors

CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2004

99 Cents Only Stores(R) (NYSE:NDN) will announce its 2003 Fourth Quarter Earnings on Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at 5:30 AM Pacific Time. A conference call to discuss the earnings release is scheduled for Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at 8:00 AM 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' 4th 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 February 11, 5:00 PM Pacific Time. To access the recorded version, dial 1-913-383-5767 PASSCODE: 4071.

A copy of the company's press release announcing its earnings and any other financial and statistical information about the period to be presented in the conference call will be available at the section of the company's website titled "Investor Relations" at www.99only.com.

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 189 clean, attractively merchandised stores. The Company's New York Stock Exchange symbol is NDN.

Note to Editors: 99 Cents Only Stores(R) news releases available at www.99only.com.