Grainger sales up 10 percent during August
PRNewswire
CHICAGO — Grainger’s sales during August increased 10 percent, the company said Monday.
Results for the month included a 1 percentage point positive contribution from foreign exchange, the company said in a statement. Excluding foreign exchange, organic sales increased nine percent, including eight percentage points from volume, three percentage points from price and one percentage point from sales related to Hurricane Irene. All were partially offset by a three percentage point decline from 2010 oil spill related sales.
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