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Growth was driven by strong results in data communications and utility.
The strong Swedish krona adversely affected earnings.
Customers are pushing liability for faulty products up the supply chain.
Distribution Solutions sales grew 11 percent in the quarter for McKesson.
Profit for the electronics distributor climbed 20 percent.
The manufacturer recorded a loss of $52.3 million for the quarter.
Material Handling Segment sales were down from the prior year.
Grainger’s app now allows customers to send photos of a product to a customer service rep they are chatting with.
Industrial segment sales fell 4 percent from the prior year quarter.
Parent company USG Corp. saw sales growth of 12 percent in the quarter.
Store in Idaho Falls will be the company’s third Idaho location.
McCausland: ‘Growth is hard to come by in this economy.’
Currency impact decreased net sales by 4.3 percent.
Deal expands McKesson’s reach to Europe and results in a more than $150B company.
The year-over-year increase was the first in nine quarters.
