Mettawa’s Grainger July sales increase 4 percent
Mettawa-based W.W. Grainger said daily sales in July increased 4 percent over the same time last year.
The increase included 5 percentage points from volume, 1 percentage point from price and 1 percentage point from acquisitions, partially offset by a 1 percentage point decline from unfavorable foreign exchange, 1 percentage point decline from lower sales of seasonal products and a 1 percentage point decline from the timing of the July 4th holiday in the United States, the supplier of commercial maintenance, repair and operting products said in a release.
The month of July 2013 had 22 selling days versus 21 selling days in July 2012.
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