WW Grainger
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | US3848021040 |
| founding | 1927 |
| Seat | Lake Forest |
| management | James T. Ryan |
| Number of employees | 25,000 (2016) |
| sales | 10,137,000,000 US dollars (2016) |
| Branch | Industrial supplies |
| Website | www.grainger.com |
WW Grainger is a corporation in the form of a public company in the United States . The company trades in industrial supplies and is listed in the stock index of the largest US companies .
The company was founded in 1927 by William W. (Bill) Grainger and is based in Lake Forest near Chicago .
According to its own information, the company has 25,000 employees and an annual turnover of 10.137 billion US dollars (as of 2016).
Grainger operates a pure online shop under the Zoro brand in the USA, Canada, the Netherlands and Germany. Its target group are mainly small and medium-sized companies . With a 51% stake in the online shop MonotaRO, Asian markets - especially Japan - are served.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b W W Grainger Inc Fact Sheet at invest.grainger.com , accessed on May 22, 2017
- ↑ WW Grainger Inc Annual Report (p. 6) on invest.grainger.com , accessed on May 22, 2017