| Exhibit 32.1 |
| Certification of Glen L. Shank President and Chairman of the Board of Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. |
| I, Glen L. Shank, President and Chairman of the Board of Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc., hereby certify, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: |
| (a) | The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2004, which accompanies this certification, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
| (b) | The information contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 1, 2004, which accompanies this certification, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. |
| By: | /s/ Glen L. Shank Glen L. Shank President and Chairman of the Board |
| Dated: April 30, 2004 |