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 the Quarterly Report of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 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.



November 14, 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 the Quarterly Report of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 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.



November 14, 2002                                /s/ Frederick C. Coble
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Date                                                 Frederick C. Coble
                                                     Chief Financial Officer