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 3, 2011
(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)
 
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Item 8.01                      Other Events

On March 3, 2011, Stage Stores, Inc. (“the Company”) issued a News Release reporting its February 2011 sales results.  The Company also announced that it will make a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Consumer Conference on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  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 3, 2011, reporting its February 2011 sales results and announcing that it will make a presentation at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Consumer Conference on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
 

 
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, 2011
/s/ Oded Shein
    (Date)
Oded Shein
 
Chief Financial Officer