EXHIBIT 32.1

    CERTIFICATION 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 TruServ Corporation (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2003, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the
undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to such officer's knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
         Section 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 as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the
         Report.


Date: August 12, 2003

/S/ PAMELA FORBES LIEBERMAN
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Pamela Forbes Lieberman
President and Chief Executive Officer

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


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to TruServ Corporation and will be retained by TruServ Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.