99 Cents Only Stores to Host Second Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call.

Business Editors

CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2003

99 Cents Only Stores(R) (NYSE:NDN) will announce its 2003 Second Quarter Earnings on Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time. A conference call to discuss the earnings release is scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 2:30 P.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' 2nd 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 until July 29, 2003, 5:00 P.M. 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 entitled "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 166 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.