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| Grainger | |
| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Industrial supply distribution |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Founder | William Wallace Grainger |
| Headquarters | Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Revenue |  US$16.48 billion (2023) |
| US$2.57 billion (2023) | |
| US$1.9 billion (2023) | |
| Total assets | US$8.1 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | US$3.4 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 26,000 (2023) |
| Website | grainger |
| Footnotes / references [2][3][4] | |
W. W. Grainger, Inc., is an American Fortune 500[5] industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago by William W. (Bill) Grainger. He founded the company to provide consumers with access to a consistent supply of motors.[6] The company now serves more than 4.5 million customers worldwide[4] with offerings such as motors, lighting, material handling, fasteners, plumbing, tools, and safety supplies, along with inventory management services and technical support. Revenue is generally from business-to-business sales rather than retail sales. Grainger serves its customers through a network of approximately 331 branches, online channels (such as Grainger.com, KeepStock and eProcurement), and 34 distribution facilities.[3]
- ^ a b "Grainger Announces Appointments of Chief Financial Officer and President of Grainger Business Unit" (Press release). Yahoo! Finance. January 12, 2021.
- ^ "W.W. Grainger, Inc. Executive Biographies". W.W. Grainger, Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "US SEC: 2024 Form 10-K W.W. Grainger, Inc". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 22, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "W.W. Grainger, Inc. 2024 Company Snapshot" (PDF). W.W. Grainger, Inc. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "W.W. Grainger". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Grainger History". pressroom.grainger.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.