Stage Stores Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

Stage Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:STGS) announced today that it
will release its second quarter 2005 financial results at 6:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on Thursday, August 18, 2005. The release of the
Company's second quarter financial results will be followed by a
conference call, which will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the
same day.
   All interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the
Company's second quarter conference call by logging on to the
Company's web site at www.stagestores.com and then clicking on
Investor Relations, then Webcasts, then the webcast link. A replay of
the conference call will be available online until midnight on Friday,
August 26, 2005.
   Stage Stores, Inc. brings nationally recognized brand name
apparel, accessories, cosmetics and footwear for the entire family to
small and mid-size towns and communities through 545 stores located in
30 states. The Company operates under the Bealls, Palais Royal and
Stage names throughout the South Central states, and under the Peebles
name throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern and Midwestern states.
For more information about Stage Stores, visit the Company's web site
at www.stagestores.com.