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 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 as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
         quarterly report and;

         c. presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
         effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, based on such
         evaluation as of the evaluation date;

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

         a. all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
         controls, which could adversely affect TruServ's ability to record,
         process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for
         TruServ's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
         other employees who have a significant role in TruServ's internal
         controls; and

6. TruServ's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date of our most recent evaluation including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

TRUSERV CORPORATION

Date: November 12, 2003

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