EXHIBIT 99.1




                            LITTLE SWITZERLAND, INC.

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

         In connection with the Form 10-K of Little Switzerland, Inc. (the
"Company") for its fiscal year ended May 25, 2002 (the "Periodic Report"), filed
with the Commission on or about August 23, 2002, I, Robert L. Baumgardner, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to
the best of my knowledge and belief, that the Periodic Report fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and that the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company for the periods presented therein.



  Date:  August 23, 2002                     /s/ ROBERT L. BAUMGARDNER
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                                             Robert L. Baumgardner
                                             Chief Executive Officer