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  "company": "Ross Dress for Less",
  "headline": "Off-price leader Ross posts soaring store comps through Q3 2026.",
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  "source_name": "Retail Dive",
  "source_url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/off-price-ross-new-boss-soaring-store-comps-earnings/828457/",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ DIAMOND · Store performance acceleration · Ross Dress for Less\n\nOff-price leader Ross posts soaring store comps through Q3 2026.\n\noff-price works when you build supply chain certainty into scarcity. Ross doesn't hide pricing or margin — it shows the markdown upfront and moves inventory in weeks, not seasons. For a smaller brand, this means testing a flash-drop model where the first batch sells at full price, the second batch at 20% off, the third at 40% off — and ship each tier on a set calendar so buyers expect the discount schedule. Margin shrinks, but turns double. Run the off-price proof on a single SKU this quarter.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/ross-dress-for-less-2026-08-23t09-1\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/ross-dress-for-less-2026-08-23t09-1\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/ross-dress-for-less-2026-08-23t09-1",
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      "alt_body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ DIAMOND · Store performance acceleration · Ross Dress for Less\n\nOff-price leader Ross posts soaring store comps through Q3 2026.\n\noff-price works when you build supply chain certainty into scarcity. Ross doesn't hide pricing or margin — it shows the markdown upfront and moves inventory in weeks, not seasons. For a smaller brand, this means testing a flash-drop model where the first batch sells at full price, the second batch at 20% off, the third at 40% off — and ship each tier on a set calendar so buyers expect the discount schedule. Margin shrinks, but turns double. Run the off-price proof on a single SKU this quarter.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/lh/ross-dress-for-less-2026-08-23t09-1\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/lh/ross-dress-for-less-2026-08-23t09-1\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/lh/ross-dress-for-less-2026-08-23t09-1",
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      "title": "Off-price leader Ross posts soaring store comps through Q3 2026.",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nPer Retail Dive, Ross Dress for Less has emerged as the commanding force in off-price retail, posting measurable same-store sales growth that outpaces competitors in the category.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): off-price works when you build supply chain certainty into scarcity. Ross doesn't hide pricing or margin — it shows the markdown upfront and moves inventory in weeks, not seasons. For a smaller brand, this means testing a flash-drop model where the first batch sells at full price, the second batch at 20% off, the third at 40% off — and ship each tier on a set calendar so buyers expect the discount schedule. Margin shrinks, but turns double. Run the off-price proof on a single SKU this quarter.\nWhat that means for you: off-price works when you build supply chain certainty into scarcity. Ross doesn't hide pricing or margin — it shows the markdown upfront and moves inventory in weeks, not seasons. For a smaller brand, this means testing a flash-drop model where the first batch sells at full price, the second batch at 20% off, the third at 40% off — and ship each tier on a set calendar so buyers expect the discount schedule. Margin shrinks, but turns double. Run the off-price proof on a single SKU this quarter.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — Retail Dive: https://www.retaildive.com/news/off-price-ross-new-boss-soaring-store-comps-earnings/828457/.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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