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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q/A

                                 Amendment No. 1

                [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                      OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                For the quarterly period ended September 28, 2002

                                       OR

                [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                      OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the transition period from _____ to _____

                         Commission File Number: 1-8884

                             BUSH INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                       16-0837346
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(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)

                                 One Mason Drive
                                  P.O. Box 460
                         Jamestown, New York 14702-0460
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               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

                                 (716) 665-2000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  [X]          No  [ ]

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 28, 2002:
10,445,453 shares of Class A Common Stock and 3,395,365 shares of Class B Common
Stock.


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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ending September 28, 2002, is being filed solely to include as Exhibit
99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 those certain certifications required by Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. No revisions have been made to the Registrant's
financial statements or any other disclosure contained in such Quarterly Report.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)     Exhibits:

        99.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        99.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


(b)     Reports on Form 8-K:

        None

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                              BUSH INDUSTRIES, INC.
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                                              (Registrant)

 Date: November 12, 2002                      By: /s/ Robert L. Ayres
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                                                  (Signature)
                                                  Robert L. Ayres
                                                  President,
                                                  Chief Operating Officer and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.      Title
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Exhibit 99.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                 Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit 99.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                 Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
                 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002