EXHIBIT 99.1


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


In  connection with the Quarterly Report of E Com Ventures, Inc. (the "Company")
of  Form 10-Q for the period ending May 3, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  on  the  date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ilia Lekach, Chief
Executive  Officer  of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as  adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to
my  knowledge:

     1.   The  Report  fully  complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934;  and

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


                                          By:      /s/ Ilia Lekach
                                                   -----------------------
                                                   Ilia Lekach
                                                   Chief Executive Officer
                                                   June 13, 2003


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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


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


In  connection with the Quarterly Report of E Com Ventures, Inc. (the "Company")
of  Form 10-Q for the period ending May 3, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, A. Mark Young, Chief
Financial  Officer  of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as  adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to
my  knowledge:

     1.   The  Report  fully  complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934;  and

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

                                              By:      /s/ A. Mark Young
                                                       -----------------------
                                                       A. Mark Young
                                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                                       June 13, 2003


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