CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James T. Ryan, Grainger
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the
Electrical Products Group's annual spring conference in Longboat Key, Florida
on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. The audio webcast of the event is scheduled for
9:00 a.m. EDT and will be available for 30 days. In addition the presentation
slides will be posted on the Speeches and Presentations section of Grainger's
Investor Relations Web site, www.grainger.com/investor.
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW), with 2008 sales of $6.9 billion, is a
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.
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