|EXHIBIT 32.0
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, the undersigned, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CPI Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the Company), do hereby certify that:
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| | (1) | The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 5, 2005 (the Form 10-K) of the
Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934; and
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| | (2) | The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and the results of operations of the Company.                                                       

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|/s/ David M. Meyer                 |  | /s/ Gary W. Douglass             
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|David M. Meyer                     |  | Gary W. Douglass                 
|Chairman of the Board of Directors |  | Executive Vice President, Finance
|and Member of the Office of the    |  | and Chief Financial Officer and  
|Chief Executive                    |  | Member of the Office of the Chief
|                                   |  | Executive                        
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|/s/ Jack Krings                    |  |                                  
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|Jack Krings                        |  |                                  
|President and Chief Operating      |  |                                  
|Officer and Member of the Office   |  |                                  
|of the Chief Executive             |  |                                  
|Date: April 21, 2005               |  |                                  
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|Date: April 21, 2005               |  |                                  

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