Mar. 10, 2010 (PR Newswire) --
CHICAGO, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today reported sales results for the month of February 2010. Daily sales increased 12 percent versus February 2009. Results for the month included a 5 percentage point positive contribution from acquisitions, a 1 percentage point benefit from the sales of seasonal products and 2 percentage point contribution from foreign exchange. Excluding acquisitions, seasonal sales and foreign exchange, daily sales for the company increased 4 percent. February 2009 and 2010 both had 20 selling days. The 2010 first quarter will have the same number of selling days (63) as the 2009 first quarter.
February Daily Sales by Segment
2010 v. 2009
United States +6%
Canada +33%
+13% in local currency
Other Businesses +264%
Includes sales from the acquired
businesses in Japan and India
Please visit www.grainger.com/investor to access a recorded message with additional details about February 2010 sales.
W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2009 sales of $6.2 billion, is the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving businesses and institutions in the United States, Canada and Mexico with an expanding presence in Japan, India, China and Panama.
SOURCE Grainger
