Exhibit 99.1

                 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 Annual Report of R&B,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 28, 2002 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: March 18, 2003
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  /s/   Mathias J. Barton    Chief Financial Officer     Date: March 18, 2003
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