EXHIBIT 99.1

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

I, Pamela Forbes Lieberman, the chief executive officer of TruServ Corporation,
hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  December 31, 2002 (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 TruServ Corporation.



Dated: March 14, 2003


/s/ PAMELA FORBES LIEBERMAN
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Pamela Forbes Lieberman
Chief Executive Officer