EXHIBIT 32.0

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CPI Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), do hereby certify that:

(1)   The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 2, 2008 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations of the Company.

/s/Renato Cataldo	/s/Dale Heins
Renato Cataldo	Dale Heins
President and	Senior Vice President, Finance,
Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date: May 8, 2008