Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Michael A. Weiss, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Express, Inc. for the year ended February 1, 2014; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: June 17, 2014 | By: | /s/ Michael A. Weiss | ||||
| Michael A. Weiss | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer |
