TruServ Corporation hires former Home Depot exec to head merchandising, reports 2003 earnings.(Newsmakers: reporting on the industry)(Brief Article)

Do-It-Yourself Retailing, April, 2004

* Steve Mahurin has joined TruServ Corp. as senior vice president, chief merchandising officer last month. Mahurin brings more than 20 years of retail hardware and home improvement experience to his new position at TruServ.

Most recently he served as senior vice president of merchandising for Atlanta-based Home Depot Inc., with responsibility for more than half of the company's $50 billion home improvement business.

Mahurin started at Home Depot in 1989 in store operations. Prior to joining Home Depot, he worked as a sales associate for Payless Cashways and as a store manager for a chain of contractor yards in Los Angeles.

"From branding and marketing strategies to product assortment, procurement and pricing, Steve has both the knowledge and...