EXHIBIT 32.2


          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 1, 2004 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
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                                                    A. Mark Young
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                                    June 11, 2004