Exhibit 99(b)

                             REX Stores Corporation

                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     The undersigned officers of REX Stores Corporation (the "Company") hereby
certify, to their knowledge, that the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended January 31, 2003, which this certificate accompanies, fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained therein fairly presents,
in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Signed:


STUART A. ROSE
Stuart A. Rose


DOUGLAS L. BRUGGEMAN
Douglas L. Bruggeman

Dated: April 23, 2003