8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    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) August 15, 2002

                               TRUSERV CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

        2-20910                                        36-2099896
(Commission File Number)                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     8600 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS           60631-3505
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

                                  773-695-5000
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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




Item 5. Other Events.

TruServ Corporation issued the attached press release in connection with its
appointment of Judith Harrison as a fourth outside board of director.

Matters discussed in the attached press release may contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to various
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially from the
expectations contained therein. The factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations
discussed therein may include factors that are beyond the company's ability to
control or estimate precisely, such as the ultimate requirements of the
company's lenders, projections about the efficiencies that may be achieved by
the company's initiatives, expectations about member response to the company
initiatives, estimates of future market conditions in the hardware industry, the
behavior of other market participants in the industry and the actions and
economic conditions in the service territories of the company's members. Other
risk factors are detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as to the date of this document. The company does
not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this letter.

Item 7. Exhibit

99.1     Press release, dated August 15, 2002


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.


                                            TRUSERV CORPORATION
                                            (Registrant)




Date: August 16, 2002                       By /s/ David A. Shadduck
                                            ----------------------------------
                                            Name: David A. Shadduck
                                            Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer






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EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1
                                 [TRUSERV LOGO]

                                  PRESS RELEASE


                                          For more information contact:
                                          Shelley Hughes
                                          TruServ Corporation
                                          (773) 695-5258/shughes@truserv.com


              JUDITH HARRISON TAPPED FOR TRUSERV BOARD OF DIRECTORS
        Co-op appoints 4th outside director to build best-in-class board


CHICAGO, August 15, 2002 - Global strategist and marketer Judith Harrison,
Principal and Senior Consultant, Judith Harrison & Associates, Inc., has been
appointed to TruServ Corporation's board of directors. Harrison will stand for
election at the company's next annual meeting of stockholders in May 2003.

     In May 2002, Laurence L. Anderson, David Y. Schwartz and Gilbert L.
Wachsman were elected as TruServ's first outside directors as the board began a
shift from being solely comprised of storeowners and TruServ's CEO. By year-end
2002, the board will consist of five outside directors, five storeowners and
TruServ President and Chief Executive Officer, Pamela Forbes Lieberman.

     "Building a best-in-class company starts with building a best-in-class
board of directors," said Bill Blagg, chairman of the board. "With more than 20
years of leadership building global brands and guiding top-tier companies,
Judith offers a rare mix of creative and operational strengths. Her marketing
expertise and experience with turnarounds make her an excellent resource as we
move forward with our strategic plan."

     Harrison began Judith Harrison & Associates, a marketing consulting firm
specializing in brand building and business performance improvement, in 2000.
Prior to the firm's start-up, she served as CEO of Zanybrainy.com, and from 1998
- - 1999 Judith served as president of General Cigar Enterprises. In both
organizations, her concept creation and focus on product line mix quickly
yielded bottom-line results. During her tenure as president and CEO of The Monet
Group, 1994 - 1997, Harrison led the organization from Chapter 11 bankruptcy to
global leadership.

     Harrison also served as president of Liz Claiborne Handbags, 1992 - 1994,
and made a significant impact on profitability and growth at Yves Saint Laurent
Parfums Inc., 1990 - 1992, and at Hecht's, a division of May Department Stores,
1980 - 1990.

     Harrison received her B.B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in
Madison, where she currently serves as a director of the Business School. She is
also co-membership chair of the Gotham Chapter of the New York City Young
Presidents Organization and was recently elected Trustee of the Village of
Plandome, Long Island, where she resides.

     TruServ, headquartered in Chicago, is one of the world's largest
member-owned cooperatives with annual sales of $2.6 billion in 2001. The TruServ
cooperative includes approximately 6,800 independent retailers worldwide
operating under store identities that include True Value, Grand Rental Station,
Taylor Rental, Home & Garden Showplace and Induserve Supply. Additional
information on TruServ and its retail identities is available at
www.truserv.com.

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