EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     I, Edward A. Tomechko, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Secretary of The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp., (the "Company"), do
hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     1. The amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the year
ended May 3, 2003 (the "Periodic Report") fully complies with the requirements
of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m
or 78o(d)) and

     2. The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


Date:  October 15, 2003     By:  /s/  Edward A. Tomechko
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                            Name:     Edward A. Tomechko
                            Title:   Executive Vice President - Chief Financial
                                     Officer, Treasurer and Secretary