Plans to discuss outlook for remainder of 2008 and expectations for 2009 CHICAGO, Nov. 17
CHICAGO, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW), the
leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving
businesses and institutions, will host its annual analyst meeting on
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008, in Lake Forest, Illinois. President and Chief
Executive Officer, James T. Ryan, will host the event. The meeting will also
include presentations from the following leaders:
* Ron Jadin, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
* Mike Pulick, Senior Vice President and President, Grainger Industrial
Supply
* Deb Oler, Vice President, Sales, Grainger Industrial Supply
* D.G. Macpherson, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain
* Court Carruthers, Senior Vice President and President, Acklands-
Grainger Inc.
The company will provide an update on 2008 as well as direction for 2009.
The event will be web cast live beginning at 12:00 p.m. CST and may be
accessed on Grainger's Investor Relations Web site at
http://www.grainger.com/investor.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. with 2007 sales of $6.4 billion is the leading broad
line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving businesses and
institutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China and Panama. Through a
highly integrated network including more than 600 branches, 18 distribution
centers and multiple Web sites, Grainger's employees help customers get the
job done.
SOURCE W.W. Grainger
