CERTIFICATION

         The undersigned hereby certifies, for the purposes of Section 1350 of
Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in her capacity as an administrator of
the A. C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"), that, to her
knowledge, the Annual Report for the Plan on Form 11-K for the period ended
December 31, 2002, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained
in such report fairly presents, in all material respects the net assets
available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of the
Plan. This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an exhibit to such Form 11-K. A signed original of this statement
has been provided to the Plan and will be retained by the Plan and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.



Date: June 27, 2003                  By:      Lori Lucente-McKeage
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                                              Lori Lucente-McKeage
                                              VP and Treasurer