Grainger, also known as Grainger, is a Fortune 500 industrial supply company headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company was founded in 1927 by William W. Grainger to serve as a Fastener Supplier near Green Bay WI. In 1936, Grainger had 15 branches in the U.S.UU.
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Both acquisitions have expanded Rexel's presence in Grainger's domestic market. Mailchimp is a comprehensive marketing platform for small businesses. It is owned by Rocket Science Group, an American company founded in 2001 by Ben Chestnut, Dan Kurzius and Mark Armstrong. ASOS is a British online fashion and cosmetics retailer headquartered in Camden Town, London, UK.
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CAT also offers financial and insurance services through dealers. Leave your competition in the dust with Semrush today. Shares of Grainger or one of its competitors? Key competitors of W, W. Grainger include Fastenal (FAST), AMETEK (AME), Graco (GGG), Hubbell (HUBB), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Watsco (WSO), United Rentals (URI), WESCO International (WCC) and Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT).
Grainger has higher revenues and profits than Fastenal. Grainger is trading at a lower price-benefit ratio than Fastenal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two shares. Fastenal has a net margin of 15.34% compared to W, while W. Grainger's return on equity is 49.63% higher than that of Fastenal.
The previous week, Fastenal published 19 more articles in the media than W, W. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Fastenal and 33 mentions for W, W. Fastenal's average opinion score in the media, of 1.49, surpassed W, and W. Grainger's score of 1.16, indicates that Fastenal receives more favorable references in the media. Grainger on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two actions.
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