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                                                                      Exhibit 31

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Stuart A. Rose, certify that:

         1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of REX Stores
Corporation;

         2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

         4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:

              (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
         such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
         supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
         registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
         known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
         the period in which this report is being prepared;

              (b)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
         caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
         designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
         regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
         preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
         accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

              (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
         controls and procedures and presented in this report our
         conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
         and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
         report based on such evaluation; and

              (d)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
         internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
         registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth
         fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
         materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
         affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
         reporting; and

         5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

              (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
         design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
         which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
         ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
         information; and

              (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
         or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
         internal control over financial reporting.

                                             Date: September 6, 2006

                                             /s/ Stuart A. Rose
                                             Stuart A. Rose
                                             Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer






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                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Douglas L. Bruggeman, certify that:

         1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of REX Stores
Corporation;

         2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

         4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:

              (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
         such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
         supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
         registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
         us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
         which this report is being prepared;

              (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
         caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
         under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
         reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
         statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
         accounting principles;

              (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
         controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
         about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as
         of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
         evaluation; and

               (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
         internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
         registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal
         quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,
         or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
         control over financial reporting; and

         5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):

                  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
         the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
         which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
         ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;
         and

                  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
         management or other employees who have a significant role in the
         registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

                                      Date: September 6, 2006

                                      /s/ Douglas L. Bruggeman
                                      Douglas L. Bruggeman
                                      Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and
                                      Chief Financial Officer