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W.W. Grainger operates in the highly fragmented maintenance, repair, and operating products, or MRO, distribution market, where its over $11 billion of sales represents only 4% global market share (the company has 7% share in the U.S. and 5% in Canada). The growing prevalence of e-commerce has intensified the competitive environment because of better price transparency and increased access to a wider array of vendors (including Amazon Business, which has entered the mix). As consumer preference…

Shares of W.W. Grainger traded down over 5% on April 22 following the release of  first-quarter results. The narrow-moat rated industrial distributor's first-quarter sales grew a paltry 1% year over year to approximately $2.8 billion, which missed the consensus estimate by about 3%. Management acknowledged during the earnings call that the United States market was "choppy," and sales came in lighter than they had expected. Grainger's first-quarter sales were negatively affected by one less…

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W.W. Grainger, Inc. distributes maintenance, repair and operating supplies, and related information to the commercial, industrial, contractor, and institutional markets in North America.  The Company's products include motors, HVAC equipment, lighting, hand and power tools, pumps, and electrical equipment.

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