NYSE, GWW - W.W. Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., incorporated in the State of Illinois in 1928, is in the
service business. It distributes products used by businesses and institutions
primarily across North America to keep their facilities and equipment running.
In this report, the words ?Grainger? or ?Company? mean W.W. Grainger, Inc. and
its subsidiaries.
Grainger uses a multichannel business model to serve approximately 1.8 million
customers of all sizes with multiple ways to find and purchase facilities
maintenance and other products through a network of branches, sales
representatives, call centers, catalogs and other direct marketing media and the
Internet. Orders can be placed via telephone, fax, Internet or in person.
Products are available for immediate pick-up or for shipment.
Operations are managed and reported in three segments. The three reportable
segments are Grainger Branch-based, Acklands ? Grainger Branch-based (Acklands ?
Grainger) and Lab Safety Supply, Inc. ...
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