Exhibit 32.2

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

In connection with the Quarterly Report of E Com Ventures, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period ending November 1, 2003 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2003 (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.


/s/ A. Mark Young
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A. Mark Young
Chief Financial Officer
December 12, 2003