Stage Stores Reports October Sales +1.9%

Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) today reported that its total sales for the four week October period ended October 29, 2011 increased 1.9% to $102 million from $100 million in the prior year four week period ended October 30, 2010. Comparable store sales increased 0.8%.

Children's, cosmetics, footwear, junior's, home & gifts, petites, plus sizes and young men's achieved comparable store sales increases during October. Geographically, the Mid Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast regions had comparable store sales gains during the month.

For the third quarter, the Company reported that total sales increased 0.5% to $333 million from $332 million last year. Comparable store sales for the quarter decreased 0.6%.