Ranson has one location in Sarnia, Ontario.
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Ranson has one location in Sarnia, Ontario.
Grainger catalog now has more than 300,000 products; online, Grainger features 500,000.
In U.S. Grainger’s daily sales increased 6% for January.
The broad line facilities maintenance distributor closed 12 branches during the quarter and reduced headcount by 200 positions.
Blog posts on Grainger market moves take several spots in the 2009 list.
In the U.S., Grainger daily sales fell 3% as well.
K&D Pratt Industrial Division has three facilities in the Atlantic Provinces.
Facilities maintenance distributor W.W. Grainger, with more than $6.5 billion in annual sales. recently held its annual analyst meeting. This article provides an overview of its key talking points in the meeting, including Grainger’s market forecasts, acquisition plans, MRO customer mindset and global plans.
Details in this article were taken from Grainger’s annual analyst meeting Webcast at grainger.com.
Grainger CEO Jim Ryan said it right this month at the distributor’s annual analyst meeting: “I’m getting tired of looking at negative numbers, and I know you are, too.” The company presented some much more optimistic numbers for 2010, and said its approach to the past year of down has helped prop it up for good growth going forward.
Ryan said the downturn “has had a profound impact on not only our business but on our industry.”
Grainger has outperformed the industry as …
Grainger organic daily sales declined 8%.
Acquisition of the lighting retrofit company is Grainger’s first service-based acquisition in the U.S.
Helping customers improve sustainability is behind service company purchase for Grainger.
Grainger touts new features of its redesigned Web site.
Imperial will continue to operate as part of Grainger’s Specialty Brands business.
For the first nine months, Grainger’s sales fall 13%; profit is down 9%.
Marketing test did not work as distributor had hoped.
Distributors speak at Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference about the impact the economy has had on business.
MonotaRO is now a part of Grainger’s international market; the Japanese company had 2008 sales of $136 million.
Weak demand for Grainger continues in the U.S. and Canada.
Grainger is setting the example for distributors looking to shake off defensive mode.
Grainger, Chicago, IL, has named Sean O’Brien as of president, Acklands-Grainger Inc., Grainger’s Canadian subsidiary. O’Brien’s new responsibilities include oversight of the Canadian business operations which had revenues of $728 million (C$773 million) in 2008. O’Brien succeeds and reports to Court D. Carruthers who became senior vice president and president, Grainger International, in March of this year.
“Sean’s energy and experience will help drive continued success in the Canadian maintenance, repair and operating supplies (MRO) market,” said Carruthers. “We have …
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