Stock price W.W. Grainger (GWW) today

WW Grainger Inc. is an American industrial company providing maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) services in the USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico and other countries. The company provides material handling equipment, safety materials and protection, lighting and electrical products, electric and hand tools, pumps and plumbing supplies, consumables for cleaning and maintenance, metalworking tools, as well as gloves, stairs, motor It also offers inventory management and technical support services, Grainger serves more than 3 million customers through a network of approximately 598 branches, several online channels and more than 30 distribution centers, founded in 1927 as a merchandiser and used the MotorBook catalog. to ensure sales to customers Already by 1936 another 15 additional branches were opened to serve customers. In 1967, the company became public, its shares began to be traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol GWW. In 1996, a website with an electronic catalog was launched, which later turned into a popular e-commerce platform. By 2016, Grainger's annual sales exceeded $ 10 billion.