Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFER AND
                            CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICER
                  PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.  §1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  §906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Gottschalks Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended January 29, 2005 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, James R. Famalette,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as
enacted by   §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

| | (1) |  | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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| | (2) |  | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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|/s/  James R. Famalette              
|James R. Famalette                   
|President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  April 29, 2005

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Gottschalks Inc. and will be retained by Gottschalks Inc. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFER AND
                  CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICER
                  PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.   §1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                    §906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Gottschalks Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended January 29, 2005 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, J. Gregory Ambro, Chief
Administrative and Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as enacted
by   §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

| | (1) |  | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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| | (2) |  | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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|/s/  J. Gregory Ambro                     
|J. Gregory Ambro                          
|Chief Administrative and Financial Officer

Date: April 29, 2005

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Gottschalks Inc. and will be retained by Gottschalks Inc. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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