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| company_slogan = "For the ones who get it done." | foundation = | location_city = Lake Forest, Illinois | location_country=United States | locations = | key_people = James T. Ryan, President,CEO and Chairman of the Board | industry = Industrial Supply Distribution | products = | revenue = 〔|}} | operating_income = 〔|}} | net_income = 〔|}} | equity = 〔|}} | assets = 〔|}} | num_employees = 22,400〔 | homepage = | footnotes = }} W. W. Grainger, Inc. is a Fortune 500 industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago. 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 retail sales. == History == The company was founded by William Wallace Grainger in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. He established the company to provide supplies for businesses. The business was incorporated as W. W. Grainger, Inc., in 1928. Sales in the early days were generated primarily through mail order via post cards and a catalog. The MotorBook, as the catalog was originally called, was the basis for today's Grainger catalog. Grainger headquarters are now located in Lake Forest, Illinois. In 1967, Grainger became a publicly traded company. Grainger is a profitable corporation and has increased dividends to its shareholders for thirty six consecutive years. The company has grown consistently since becoming public and has passed in annual sales in 1984 and in sales in 2004. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「W. W. Grainger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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