Bon Ton Stores (BONT) 10-Q 2016 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION 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 of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that, to his/her respective knowledge:

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 operations of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

DATE: June 8, 2016	By:	/s/ Kathryn Bufano
		Kathryn Bufano
		President and Chief Executive Officer
	By:	/s/ Nancy A. Walsh
		Nancy A. Walsh
		Executive Vice President— Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. and will be retained by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.