Grainger to Present at 2008 EPG Spring Conference

CHICAGO, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James T. Ryan -- currently
Grainger President and Chief Operating Officer and effective June 1, 2008,
Chief Executive Officer -- will be presenting Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the
Electrical Products Group of New York's annual spring conference in Longboat
Key, Florida. The audio webcast of the event, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. ET, will
be available for 30 days in addition to the presentation slides on the
Speeches and Presentations section of Grainger's Investor Relations Web site,
http://www.grainger.com/investor.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW), with 2007 sales of $6.4 billion, is the
leading broad line supplier of facilities maintenance products serving
businesses and institutions in Canada, Mexico and the United States, with a
growing presence in Shanghai, China. 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, Inc.

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