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W.W. Grainger, Inc.
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 PROFILE
Need something maintained, repaired, or serviced? W.W. Grainger is one of the US's top business-to-business distributors of equipment, components, and supplies used to keep things running. The company distributes over 5,000,000 products -- including compressors, lighting equipment, motors, signs, welding equipment, and hand and power tools -- from more than 560 branches in the US (90% of sales) and locations in Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Customers include contractors, service shops, maintenance departments, manufacturers, hotels, and government, health care, and educational facilities. Grainger also provides materials-management consulting services.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: Grainger Licenses MediaBin Image Storage Platform
Date Announced: 05.07.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): Not Disclosed
Description: Maintenance supply firm to use MediaBin's image storage platform to manage its product images.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 4,977.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 9.8%
Employees: 16,192
Revenue per employee: $307,374.01

 KEY PEOPLE
• Richard L. Keyser
    CEO
• P. Ogden Loux
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
100 Grainger Pkwy.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
US
Phone: 847-535-1000
Fax: 847-535-0878
Online: Web Site

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