8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 10, 2006

                              E COM VENTURES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Florida                  0-19714             65-0977964
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission       (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)           File Number)     Identification No.)

                            251 International Parkway
                             Sunrise, Florida 33325
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               (Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

                                 (954) 335-9100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)

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                            Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

         On May 10, 2006, the Registrant issued the press release attached to
this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.


                  Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit        Description
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99.1           Press Release, dated May 10, 2006


                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                                E COM VENTURES, INC.

Date: May 10, 2006                              By: /s/ A. MARK YOUNG
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                                                    A. Mark Young
                                                    Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit        Description
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99.1           Press Release, dated May 10, 2006

EX-99.1

E Com Ventures, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Company Contact:

A. Mark Young
Chief Financial Officer
E Com Ventures, Inc.
954-335-9030


E Com Ventures, Inc. Requests for Evidence of Financial Commitment Goes Unheeded
by Rachmil Lekach


Sunrise,  Fl. - May 10, 2006. On April 6, 2006, E Com Ventures,  Inc.,  (NASDAQ:
ECMV- News)  received an  unsolicited  cash offer from Rachmil Lekach to acquire
all of the outstanding  common stock of the Company for $25 per share. Today the
Company  announced  that  despite  numerous  requests,  Rachmil  Lekach  has not
provided  the Company  with  documentation  substantiating  Lekach's  ability to
procure financing for the acquisition.  Absent such  documentation,  the Company
has concluded  that it is unable to further  evaluate  Lekach's  offer and deems
such offer without merit.

This  press   release   may  include   information   presented   that   contains
forward-looking  information,  including  statements.  Some of these statements,
including  those  that  contain  the  words  "anticipate,"   "believe,"  "plan,"
"estimate,"  "expect,"  "should," "intend," and other similar  expressions,  are
"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those  forward-looking  statements  involve known
and unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors that may cause our actual
results,  performance or  achievements of those of our industry to be materially
different  from any future  results,  performance or  achievements  expressed or
implied by those forward-looking statements.  Among the factors that could cause
actual  results,  performance  or achievement  to differ  materially  from those
described  or  implied  in the  forward-looking  statements  are our  ability to
service our obligations,  our ability to comply with the covenants in our credit
facility,  general  economic  conditions,   competition,   potential  technology
changes,  changes  in or the  lack  of  anticipated  changes  in the  regulatory
environment  in  various  countries,   the  ability  to  secure  partnership  or
joint-venture relationships with other entities, the ability to raise additional
capital to finance  expansion,  the risks  inherent  in new  product and service
introductions  and the entry  into new  geographic  markets  and  other  factors
included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.