W. W. Grainger

W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Grainger
Company typePublic
IndustryIndustrial supply distribution
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
FounderWilliam Wallace Grainger
HeadquartersLake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Number of locations
  • 245 (United States)
  • 32 (Canada)
Key people
  • D.G. Macpherson (chairman & CEO)[1]
  • Deidra (Dee) Merriwether (senior VP & CFO)[1]
RevenueIncrease US$16.48 billion (2023)
Increase US$2.57 billion (2023)
Increase US$1.9 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$8.1 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease US$3.4 billion (2023)
Number of employees
26,000 (2023)
Websitegrainger.com
Footnotes / references
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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]

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  2. ^ "W.W. Grainger, Inc. Executive Biographies". W.W. Grainger, Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "W.W. Grainger, Inc. 2024 Company Snapshot" (PDF). W.W. Grainger, Inc. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "W.W. Grainger". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  6. ^ "Grainger History". pressroom.grainger.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.