8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 5, 2008

(Date of Report, date of earliest event reported)

Stage Stores, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1-14035

(Commission File Number)

NEVADA	91-1826900
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10201 Main Street, Houston, Texas	77025
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(800) 579-2302

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 5, 2008, the shareholders of Stage Stores, Inc. (the “Corporation”) approved the Stage Stores, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), in which the Corporation’s named executive officers are eligible to participate.

A complete copy of the Plan was filed as Appendix A to the Corporation’s Proxy Statement for the Corporation’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (DEF 14A) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2008 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

(a) Amendment to Bylaws.

On June 5, 2008 and as permitted by the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of Stage Stores, Inc. (the “Corporation) and the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Board of Directors of the Corporation amended Section 3.13 of the Bylaws to add the paragraph underlined below:

3.13     Acquisition of Controlling Interest.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Bylaws and to the extent not inconsistent with the corporation's Articles of Incorporation, the board of directors may impose stricter requirements on the acquisition of a controlling interest in the corporation than the provisions of the laws of the State of Nevada (currently Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes) regarding the acquisition of a controlling interest in the corporation or any other action deemed by the board of directors to be an attempt to gain control of the corporation.  Furthermore, any election to be governed by Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes or other applicable law of the State of Nevada shall not restrict the board of directors from taking any action to protect the interests of the corporation and its shareholders including, but not limited to, adopting or executing plans, arrangements or instruments that deny rights, privileges, power or authority to a holder of a specified number of shares or percentage of share ownership or voting power.

In the event at any time the corporation does not meet the statutory criteria to be an “issuing corporation” and obtain the benefits of the Nevada Revised Statutes with respect to the acquisition of a controlling interest, the provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes with respect to the acquisition of a controlling interest are fully adopted as if the corporation was an “issuing corporation”.

A complete copy of the Bylaws will be filed as an Exhibit to the Corporation's Form 10-Q for the Corporation's fiscal quarter ending August 2, 2008.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 5, 2008, Stage Stores, Inc. issued a News Release reporting its May 2008 sales results.  A copy of the News Release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

99 News Release issued by the Stage Stores, Inc. on June 5, 2008 reporting its May 2008 sales results.   

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	Stage Stores, Inc.
June 9, 2008	/s/ Edward J. Record
(Date)	Edward J. Record
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99

Exhibit 99

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:

Bob Aronson

Vice President, Investor Relations

800-579-2302

(baronson@stagestores.com)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STAGE STORES REPORTS MAY SALES

HOUSTON, TX, June 5, 2008 - Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) today reported that its total sales for the four week May period ended May 31, 2008 increased 5.1% to $122.6 million from $116.6 million in the prior year four week period ended June 2, 2007.  Comparable store sales increased 0.1% this year versus an increase of 1.7% last year.

The Company stated that its cosmetics, childrens, intimate apparel, dresses, footwear and petites categories all achieved comparable store sales increases during May, posting gains of 15.1%, 4.6%, 4.2%, 3.4%, 3.0% and 1.0%, respectively.

Jim Scarborough, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our comparable store sales increase during May was driven by positive results in weeks one and four.  Week one benefited from our monthly senior discount day sales event, which fell into April last year, as well as a successful Mother’s Day.  Week four benefited from a strong finish to our Memorial Day event.  Our customers’ shopping patterns continue to suggest that consumers are principally sales event-driven, as they look to save money during these tough economic times.”

SALES SUMMARY

	Comparable Store Sales Trend		Total Sales
	% Increase (Decrease)		($ in Millions)
Fiscal Period	2008	2007		2008	2007
1st Quarter	(5.4)%	0.1%		$353.5	$358.2
May	0.1	1.7		122.6	116.6
Year-To-Date (4 Mos)	(4.0)	0.5		476.1	474.8

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Stage Stores Reports

May Sales

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Store Activity

The Company closed its store in Camden, SC during fiscal May.  Looking ahead, the Company continues to expect to open five new stores in July, including its first two stores in Idaho.

About Stage Stores

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 716 stores located in 35 states.  The Company operates under the Bealls, Palais Royal and Stage names throughout the South Central and Southwestern states, and under the Peebles name throughout the Midwestern, Southeastern, Mid-Atlantic and New England states.  For more information about Stage Stores, visit the Company’s web site at www.stagestores.com.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements reflect our expectations regarding future events and operating performance and often contain words such as "believe", "expect", "may", "will", "should", "could", "anticipate", "plan" or similar words.  In this document, forward-looking statements include comments regarding the number of new stores that the Company plans to open in July.  Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 1, 2008 and other factors as may periodically be described in our other filings with the SEC.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document.  We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

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