SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    Form 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 22, 2003


                              99(CENT) ONLY STORES
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



           California                   1-11735                 95-2411605
  (State  or  Other  Jurisdiction     (Commission             (IRS  Employer
       of  Incorporation)             File  Number)         Identification  No.)


  4000  East  Union  Pacific  Avenue
  City  of  Commerce,  California                                     90023
  (Address  of  Principal  Executive  Offices)                     (Zip  Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (323) 980-8145



ITEM 7.  Financial  Statements,  Pro  Forma  Financial Information and Exhibits.

        (c)  Exhibits

             Exhibit  No.     Description

             99.1             Press  release  dated  July  22,  2003

ITEM 9.  Regulation  FD  Disclosure

     On July 22, 2003, 99 Cents Only Stores (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. A
copy of the July 22, 2003 press release is attached hereto as an exhibit and
incorporated herein by reference. The information included in the attached
exhibit and contained in Item 9 of this Current Report is being furnished
pursuant to "Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition" of Form 8-K
in accordance with SEC Release Nos. 33-8216 and 34-47583. This information shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

                                              99(cent)ONLY  STORES

Date:  July 22, 2003                          By:  /S/  ANDREW  FARINA


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                                              Andrew  Farina
                                              Chief  Financial  Officer



                         EXHIBIT  INDEX

Exhibit  No.     Description

99.1             Press release dated July 22, 2003