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




     In connection  with  Amendment  No. 1 to the  Quarterly  Report of
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the period ending
March 31, 2002,  as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the
date hereof (the "Report"), I, Macon F. Brock, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted
pursuant to ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of section 13(a) 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 Company.



August 9, 2002                              /s/ Macon F. Brock, Jr.
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Date                                        Macon F. Brock, Jr.
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive
                                            Officer







                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2


                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 Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report of Dollar
Tree Stores, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q/A for the period ending March 31,
2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), I, Frederick C. Coble, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of section 13(a) 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 Company.



August 9, 2002                                      /s/ Frederick C. Coble
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Date                                                Frederick C. Coble
                                                    Chief Financial Officer