Stage Stores to Present at the Johnson Rice Fifth Annual Consumer Conference

Stage Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq:STGS) announced today that
management will make a presentation at the Johnson Rice Fifth Annual
Consumer Conference on Monday, October 24, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern
Time. The conference is taking place at The Houstonian Hotel in
Houston, Texas.
   A live webcast of the presentation will be available. To access
the webcast, log on to the Company's web site at www.stagestores.com
and then click on Investor Relations, then Webcasts, then the webcast
link. A replay of the presentation will be available for 30 days
following the conference.
   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 543 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.