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Grainger is North America’s leading broad-line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products, with an expanding global presence. The company helps customers save time and money by providing the right products and solutions to keep facilities up and running.

As of 12/31/12

Date Title   05/17/13 Grainger To Present At 2013 EPG Spring Conference CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Ryan, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Ron Jadin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Electrical Products Group's annual spring conference in Longboat Key, Florida on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.  The audio webcast of the event is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EDT and will be available for 30 days at www.grainger.com/investor.  The presentation slides will be posted in the Company Information, Presentations ...  05/10/13 Grainger Reports April 2013 Sales Results CHICAGO, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today reported sales results for the month of April 2013.  Daily sales increased 8 percent versus April 2012, and included 3 percentage points from volume, 2 percentage points from price, 2 percentage points from acquisitions and 2 percentage points from the timing of the Easter holiday, partially offset by a 1 percentage point decline from foreign exchange.  The month of April 2013 had 22 selling days versus 21 selling days in April 201...  05/03/13 Grainger To Present At Robert Baird's Growth Stock Conference CHICAGO, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Court Carruthers, Senior Vice President & President, Grainger U.S., will present at Robert Baird's Growth Stock Conference in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.  The audio webcast of the event, scheduled for 10:20 a.m. CDT, will be available for 30 days at www.grainger.com/investor. The presentation slides will be posted in the Company Information, Presentations and Webcasts section of Grainger's Investor Relations web site, listed above. About...  04/24/13 Grainger's Shareholders Elect 11 Directors And Other Meeting Highlights CHICAGO, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Grainger (NYSE: GWW) annual shareholder meeting held in Lake Forest, Illinois, today, Grainger Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Ryan provided an update on the state of the business and offered a recap of 2012 full year and 2013 first quarter performance.  A copy of his speech is available at www.grainger.com/investor. Shareholders re-elected the following 11 directors: Brian P. Anderson V. Ann Hailey Will...