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W.W. Grainger, Inc. |
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NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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E-Market Goes South of the Border
May 03 2000 04:56 PM PDT
Business 2.0 Reveals "How It Works," Sorta
Feb 03 2000 12:00 AM PST
PROFILE |
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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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WESCO International, Inc. (WCC)
DEALS |
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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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STOCK ANALYSIS |
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FURTHER ANALYSIS
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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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 |
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Richard L. Keyser
CEO
P. Ogden Loux
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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100 Grainger Pkwy.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
US
Phone: 847-535-1000
Fax: 847-535-0878
Online: Web Site
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