secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROSS STORES, INC. (ROST)
CIK:        0000745732
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-17T20:03:41+00:00
Accession:  0000745732-26-000043
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ross Stores announces board changes: Garrett retires, Bransten and Johnson appointed
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- Sharon D. Garrett retires from Ross Stores board effective Oct 1, 2026, after serving since 2000.
- Shelley H. Bransten and Christian B. Johnson appointed to board effective Oct 1, 2026; both join Audit Committee.
- Board size increased to ten members with the two new independent director appointments.
- Bransten is Microsoft Corporate VP; Johnson is a Freeman Spogli partner with consumer-retail investment experience.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573226000043/0000745732-26-000043-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/745732/000074573226000043/rost-20260911.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000745732-26-000043

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