EXHIBIT 99.1


99 CENTS ONLY STORES(R) ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCH LLP AS
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

      CITY  OF COMMERCE, CA - April 19, 2004 - 99 Cents Only Stores(R)(NYSE:NDN)
announced  that  the  Audit  Committee  of  its  Board of Directors has retained
Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP  as  its  independent  auditors.  Deloitte & Touche LLP
replaces  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP  as the Registrant's independent auditors.
PricewaterhouseCoopers  will  continue  to provide tax services for the Company.

     "99  Cents  Only  Stores  is  pleased  with the appointment of Deloitte and
Touche  as  the  Company's  independent  public accountants and looks forward to
working  with  them in the upcoming year" said Eric Schiffer, President. "At the
same  time,  we  also  look  forward  to  continuing  to  work  with
PricewaterhouseCoopers  on  the  Company's  tax  matters,"  said  Eric Schiffer.

99  Cents  Only  Stores(R),  the  nation's  oldest  existing one-price retailer,
operates  197  retail  stores,  in  California,  Texas, Arizona and Nevada and a
wholesale  division called Bargain Wholesale. 99 Cents Only Stores(R) emphasizes
name-brand  consumables,  priced  at  an  excellent  value,  in  attractively
merchandised  stores.

     This  press  release  contains forward-looking statements, as referenced in
the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995  (the  "Act").
Forward-looking  statements  are  inherently  unreliable  and actual results may
differ. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from these
forward-looking  statements  include,  changes  in the competitive market place,
general  economic  conditions, factors affecting the retail industry in general,
the  timing  of  new  store  openings,  the  ability  of  the company to acquire
inventory  at  favorable  costs  and  other  factors  discussed in the company's
filings  with  the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no
obligation  to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as  a  result  of  new  information,  future  events  or  otherwise.

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