Exhibit 99.2

                             CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Factory 2-U Stores, Inc.
(the  "Company")  for the  quarter  ended  August  3,  2002,  as filed  with the
Securities Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Douglas C.
Felderman,  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to and for purposes of 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     aspects,  the financial  condition of the Company as of the dates indicated
     and result of operations of the Company for the periods indicated.




                                                /s/ Douglas C. Felderman
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                                                Douglas C. Felderman
                                                Executive Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                September 17, 2002