99¢ Only Stores® (NYSE:NDN) announced today it will release financial results for the first quarter ended June 27, 2009, after the market closes on Wednesday, August 5, 2009, followed by an investor conference call the same day at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time (4:30 p.m. Eastern time).

Investors interested in participating in the live call can dial (866) 900-3561 from the U.S.A. and international callers can dial (816) 249-4306. Please phone in approximately 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and hold for an InterCall operator to assist you. Please inform the operator that you are calling in for 99¢ Only Stores’ First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Earnings Release conference call, and be prepared to provide the operator with your name, company name, and position if requested. A telephone replay will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes and will be available through Wednesday, August 19, 2009, by dialing (800) 642-1687 from the U.S.A., or (706) 645-9291 from international locations, and entering confirmation code 23199030.

A copy of the earnings release and any other financial and statistical information about the period to be presented in the conference call will be available prior to the call at the section of the Company’s website entitled “Investor Relations” at www.99only.com.

About 99¢ Only Stores®

Founded over 25 years ago, 99¢ Only Stores® operates 271 extreme value retail stores with 201 in California, 33 in Texas, 25 in Arizona and 12 in Nevada. 99¢ Only Stores® emphasizes quality name-brand consumables, priced at an excellent value, in convenient, attractively merchandised stores. Over half of the Company’s sales come from food and beverages, including produce, dairy, deli and frozen foods, along with organic and gourmet foods.

99¢ Only Stores®
Rob Kautz, EVP & CFO
323-881-1293