Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 8, 2009, 99¢ Only Stores (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its sales results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 ended December 27, 2008. A copy of this release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibit

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Sales Press Release dated January 8, 2009