The Real Reason Ross Dress For Less Clothing Is So Cheap

Ross Dress for Less doesn't deck their stores out with unnecessary bling or frost. In fact, if you have visited a Ross before, you have probably noticed that it is quite bare and often messy. We're okay with that, and you should be, too. The company's decision to not blow unnecessary money on the store's décor allows the customer to save big on the actual product they are buying (via Insider).

Another reason Ross is able to sell clothing at such a deep discount is because the merchandise that it houses is often due to overstock or seasonal change from the designer. That's right. If a brand has a surplus of their clothes left over, then they will often sell it to discount chains like Ross at a reduced price in order to focus on the next season.

The clothing at Ross may have also been previously displayed at other department stores like Macy's and JCPenney. Oftentimes, these chain retailers will buy merchandise from a designer with a buy-back clause. This means that the designer will have to buy back whatever hasn't been sold over after a certain period of time. The manufacturers don't want the excess merchandise, so they are happy to sell it to deep-discount stores like Ross at a well, deep discount (via Mental Floss).