Ross Stores

Ross Stores is accelerating the expansion of its store network ahead of the holiday shopping season to capitalize on increased demand for discount apparel and home accessories. Its business model relies on large purchasing volumes, a constantly changing assortment and margins between low-cost buying and selling in its own stores. The expansion aims to increase customer traffic and sales during the high-revenue season. » More on finanzen.net

Madison Mid Cap Fund reduced its position in Ross Stores after the retailer delivered one of its strongest same-store-sales quarters and the stock rallied. The fund said valuation and position size reached extended levels despite Ross Stores' strong business performance. The fund noted broader market concentration in AI winners and flagged macro risks that could affect holdings. » More on finance.yahoo.com

An Evercore analysis shows that long-term investors continue to underweight the US softlines sector; the allocation of the 25 largest S&P 500 funds is about 76% of the index weighting. Ross Stores records a notable overweight and was held at 103% of its index weight at the end of June, the largest lead over TJX in at least three years. Evercore ranks Ross Stores among the top five outperformers and expects initiatives in the second half of 2026 could accelerate space-adjusted sales growth. » More on de.investing.com