| 99¢ Only Stores is a leading deep-discount retailer of name-brand, consumable general merchandise. The Company's stores offer a wide assortment of regularly available consumer goods as well as a broad variety of first-quality, close-out merchandise. In 2002, a majority of the Company's product offerings were comprised of recognizable name-brand merchandise. The Company's 147 existing 99¢ Only Stores, as of November 2002, are located in Southern and Central California as well as in Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, AZ. |