8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 2, 2010

(Date of Report, Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Stage Stores, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

1-14035

(Commission File Number)

NEVADA (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	91-1826900 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10201 Main Street, Houston, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	77025 (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 8.01                      Other Events

On March 2, 2010, Stage Stores, Inc. (the "Company") issued a News Release announcing that it will release its fourth quarter 2009 financial results at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.  The release of the Company’s fourth 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.  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 Stage Stores, Inc. on March 2, 2010, announcing that it will release its fourth quarter 2009 financial results at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 and that it will hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the same day.

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.
March 4, 2010	/s/ Edward J. Record
(Date)	Edward J. Record
	Chief Financial Officer and
	Chief Operating 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 ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE DATE AND CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

HOUSTON, TX, March 2, 2010 - Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter 2009 financial results at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.  The release of the Company’s fourth 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 fourth quarter conference call by dialing 703-639-1157.  Alternatively, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the conference call by logging on to the Company's web site at www.stagestoresinc.com, then clicking on Webcasts and then the webcast link.  A replay of the conference call will be available online until midnight on Friday, March 19, 2010.

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 758 stores located in 39 states.  The Company operates its stores under the five names of Bealls, Goody’s, Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage.  For more information about Stage Stores, visit the Company’s web site at www.stagestoresinc.com.

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