Stage (store)
Encyclopedia
Stage is a middle-class retail clothing chain that operates in small to midsize communities in parts of the United States. the chain is operated by Stage Stores Inc., which also owns Bealls
, Palais Royal
, and Peebles
stores. Although for everyone, this store is directed mostly to female junior sizes and male junior sizes.
, then known as Specialty Retailers, Inc. (SRI)-- acquired Colorado-based Fashion Bar, Inc., a family-owned business having 71 stores, most of which were comparable to Palais Royal
and Bealls
stores while the remainder were small specialty stores known as Stage Stores, which already had become part of ARI's operation. In 1996 ARI completed the closure of the other Fashion Bar Stores but kept the Stage name. The company purchased the 45 stores of Beall-Ladymon, Inc. (in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) and reopened the stores in 1995 under the Stage name. Stage expanded into the Northwest with the acquision of C. R. Anthony Co.
and Tri-North stores in 1997, opening many new stores. Also in 1997, Uhlmans was acquired, bringing Stage to Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. All of these newly acquired stores, however, were closed by 1999 when Stage Stores filed for bankruptcy.
Stores with the Stage nameplate still operate in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Before the bankruptcy, Stage stores also operated in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Bealls (Texas)
Bealls is a United States chain of department stores headquartered in Texas. It is owned by Stage Stores Inc. The chain overlaps with the Florida-based Bealls chain, although the two are not related...
, Palais Royal
Palais Royal (store)
Palais Royal is a middle class small scale department store chain located within Texas and Louisiana, that carries largely women's wear. The company was founded in 1921 by Isadore Erlich in Shreveport, Louisiana. Upon his death in 1968, his wife, Moselle Erlich , took over the presidency. She...
, and Peebles
Peebles (store)
Peebles is a department store chain in the eastern and upper-midwestern United States. It is owned by Stage Stores, which also operates under the Bealls, Palais Royal and Stage banners...
stores. Although for everyone, this store is directed mostly to female junior sizes and male junior sizes.
History
In June 1992, Stage StoresStage Stores
Stage Stores, Inc. is a department store company specializing mostly in retailing brand name clothing, accessories, cosmetics and footwear. It has its headquarters in Houston, Texas....
, then known as Specialty Retailers, Inc. (SRI)-- acquired Colorado-based Fashion Bar, Inc., a family-owned business having 71 stores, most of which were comparable to Palais Royal
Palais Royal (store)
Palais Royal is a middle class small scale department store chain located within Texas and Louisiana, that carries largely women's wear. The company was founded in 1921 by Isadore Erlich in Shreveport, Louisiana. Upon his death in 1968, his wife, Moselle Erlich , took over the presidency. She...
and Bealls
Bealls (Texas)
Bealls is a United States chain of department stores headquartered in Texas. It is owned by Stage Stores Inc. The chain overlaps with the Florida-based Bealls chain, although the two are not related...
stores while the remainder were small specialty stores known as Stage Stores, which already had become part of ARI's operation. In 1996 ARI completed the closure of the other Fashion Bar Stores but kept the Stage name. The company purchased the 45 stores of Beall-Ladymon, Inc. (in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) and reopened the stores in 1995 under the Stage name. Stage expanded into the Northwest with the acquision of C. R. Anthony Co.
C. R. Anthony Co.
C.R. Anthony Co., stores branded as Anthony's, was a chain of department stores founded in 1922 in Cushing, Oklahoma by C.R Anthony. Anthony's was acquired by Stage Stores Inc. in 1997 and most stores were rebranded Stage.-C.R. Anthony:...
and Tri-North stores in 1997, opening many new stores. Also in 1997, Uhlmans was acquired, bringing Stage to Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana. All of these newly acquired stores, however, were closed by 1999 when Stage Stores filed for bankruptcy.
Stores with the Stage nameplate still operate in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Before the bankruptcy, Stage stores also operated in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.