Exhibit 99

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.

I, Martin Zaepfel, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:


          (i)  The accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
               ended June 29, 2002, fully complies with the requirements of
               Section 13 (a) or Section 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act
               of 1934, as amended, except as noted below; and

          (ii) To the best of my knowledge, the information contained in such
               report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
               condition and results of operations of Spiegel, Inc.


/s/ Martin Zaepfel
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Martin Zaepfel
Chief Executive Officer

Spiegel, Inc. did not timely file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 29, 2002.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 and are not being filed as part of this report or as a separate
disclosure document.

See Explanatory Note at the beginning of this Report.