Exhibit 32


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



This Certification is intended to accompany the Quarterly Report of R&B, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 25, 2004 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
and is given solely for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. To the best of their knowledge, the undersigned, in their respective
capacities as set forth below, hereby certify 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  respects,  the  financial condition and results of operation
         of the Company.




  /s/  Richard N. Berman    Chief Executive Officer     Date: November 8, 2004
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 /s/   Mathias J. Barton    Chief Financial Officer     Date: November 8, 2004
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