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W. W. Grainger

Company nameW.W. Grainger, Inc.
Company typePublic (Nyse - GWW)
Slogan"For the ones who get it done."
IndustryIndustrial Supply Distribution
Founded1927
HeadquartersLake Forest, Illinois
Key peopleJim Ryan, President and CEO
Revenue(+) US$6.9 billion (2008)

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W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a Fortune 500 industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. Grainger's catalog includes such offerings as motors, lighting, material handling, fasteners, plumbing, tools, and safety supplies. Revenue is generally from business to business sales rather than consumer sales.

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Potential WW Grainger (GWW) 01/14/2011 Trade Has 6.23% Downside Protection - Market Intelligence Center Tweet this news
Market Intelligence Center---WW Grainger- stock has been showing support around $133.79 and resistance in the $135.87 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives ... - Date : Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:55:32 GMT+00:00
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: W.W. Grainger, Penn Virginia ... - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)---WW Grainger's- (NYSE: GWW) third quarter adjusted EPS improved 32% year over year while revenues jumped 19%; both outperforming Zacks Consensus Estimates. ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:22:53 GMT+00:00
WW Grainger (GWW) Showing Bearish Technicals With Support At $130.42 - Market Intelligence Center Tweet this news
Market Intelligence Center---WW Grainger- stock has been showing support around $130.42 and resistance in the $133.16 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish and S&P gives ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:46:15 GMT+00:00
Watch for Shares of WW Grainger (GWW) to Approach Support at $130.80 - Benzinga Tweet this news
Benzinga--SmarTrend has detected shares of -WW Grainger- (NYSE: GWW) have bearishly opened below the pivot of $132.08 today and have reached the first level of support ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:03:06 GMT+00:00
Potential WW Grainger (GWW) Trade Targets 18.62% Return - Market Intelligence Center Tweet this news
Market Intelligence Center---WW Grainger- (NYSE:GWW) closed Friday's negative trading session at $130.21. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $96.50 and 52-week high of ... - Date : Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:43:44 GMT+00:00
Analysts' Weekly Ratings Changes for WW Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) - American Banking News Tweet this news
American Banking News--A number of equity research firms have modified their stock ratings and price targets on shares of -WW Grainger-, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) in the last week: Zacks ... - Date : Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:04:10 GMT+00:00
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) Downgraded by Bank of America Merrill Lynch to ... - American Banking News Tweet this news
American Banking News--Equities research analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded shares of -WW Grainger-, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:07:36 GMT+00:00
Grainger Declares Quarterly Dividend - PR-USA.net (press release) Tweet this news
PR-USA.net (press release)--The board of directors of -WW Grainger-, Inc. has declared a cash dividend of 54 cents per share payable on March 1, 2011, to shareholders of record on ... - Date : Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:33:38 GMT+00:00
WW Grainger 4Q profit rises 36 percent - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--By AP CHICAGO (AP) � -WW Grainger- Inc. said Tuesday its profit climbed 36 percent in the fourth quarter as sales of products used in the Gulf oil spill ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:53:30 GMT+00:00
MORGAN STANLEY RAISED ITS PT TO $132 FOR WW GRAINGER, MAINTAINED ITS EW RATING ... - Zacks.com Tweet this news
Zacks.com--Jan 26, 2011 (SmarTrend News Watch via COMTEX) -- Morgan Stanley raised its price target for -WW Grainger- (NYSE:GWW) to $132 up from $125 and maintained its ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:16:38 GMT+00:00

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