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

Stage Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:STGS) announced today that it
will release its third quarter 2005 financial results at 6:00 a.m.
Eastern Time on Thursday, November 17, 2005. The release of the
Company's third 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.
   Interested parties can participate in the Company's third quarter
conference call by dialing 703-639-1213. Alternatively, interested
parties can listen to a live webcast of the 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, November 25, 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 555 stores located in
31 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.