EXHIBIT 31.2

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, David A. Shadduck, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TruServ Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
TruServ as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. TruServ's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14) for TruServ and we have:

         a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
         disclosure controls or procedures to be designed under our supervision,
         to ensure that material information relating to TruServ, including its
         consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us, particularly during the
         period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

         b. evaluated the effectiveness of TruServ's disclosure controls and
         procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about
         the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the
         end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

5. TruServ's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to TruServ's
auditors and the audit committee of TruServ's board of directors:

         a. all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
         or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
         reasonably likely to adversely affect TruServ's ability to record,
         process, summarize and report financial information; and

         b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
         other employees who have a significant role in TruServ's internal
         control over financial reporting.

TRUSERV CORPORATION

Date: August 12, 2003

By /s/ DAVID A. SHADDUCK
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   David A. Shadduck
   Senior Vice President and
   Chief Financial Officer