W.W. Grainger (GWW) Daily Sales Up 4% in August

W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) reported sales results for the month of August 2013. Daily sales increased 4 percent versus August 2012, and included 5 percentage points from volume and 1 percentage point from acquisitions, partially offset by a 1 percentage point decline from lower sales of seasonal products and a 1 percentage point decline from unfavorable foreign exchange. The month of August 2013 had 22 selling days versus 23 selling days in August 2012. The 2013 third quarter will have 64 selling days, one more than the 2012 third quarter.

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