Headquarters: Lake Forest, IL
2011 Revenues: $1.1 billion
Change in Sales from 2010: 12.5%
Employees: 21,466
Locations: 540 branches (U.S. & Canada)
Key Executives: President & CEO James Ryan; Grainger U.S. President Court Carruthers; Grainger International Michael Pulick; CFO Ronald Jadin; SVP Global Supply Chain D G Macpherson; SVP HR Joseph C. High; SVP Communications & Investor Relations Laura Brown; CIO Timothy Ferrarell; General Counsel John Howard
Grainger is seen as both a partner in the supply chain and a stiff competitor, sometimes by the same company. The company is proud of its position as the 15th Largest e-tailer in the U.S. and Canada and has plans to continue improving the platform to drive rapid growth. (See: Grainger's E-Commerce Evolution) More than a quarter of Grainger's revenues come from its online platform, with expectations to increase that percentage to 40-50 percent by 2015.
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