Grainger was once an empire, until these companies like Fasten, Amazon, Uline, are all getting ahead of this company. The door to door Era is going to vanish soon, and the tech savy companies will surpass the old Grainger. Expect their stock to begin to fall.
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Stop b--ching & call Teamsters
Grainger has ruined so many lives with the bad judgments that corporate executives have made that has lead to so many dedicated employees with long years with the company being let go.
Unless we revolt & keep writing Board --& David Grainger an anonymous note about BS nothing is going to change
I plan to send notes a few time a week ---
I need 10,000 + to join me
LET THEM HEAR OUR VOICE
WOW JIM RYAN IS LEAVING
BEST NEWS I HAVE HEARD IN FIVE YEARS
THEIR IS A GOD
Change starts at top
good old boys on board are 20 century leaders totally out of touch with customers ,employees and competition
Change agent desperately needed
I don't know if it's "tech" as much as its the Grainger pricing that has gotten the best of them. I know protecting margins is important, but when companies are drastically cheaper (i.e. Amazon Supply), and customers can easily price compare, of course Grainger is going to lose business. Some customers don't mind paying more for the convenience, but most only care about the lowest price. It's a losing proposition for Grainger at this point. They've been far too proud of their prices for far too long. They don't manufacture anything... they're a reseller. They're not a tech company. At this point they should close all the branches and only keep the DC and outside sales people on staff. To see them trying to become a tech company is crazy. They're a wholesaler. Grainger sells MRO. Cut out the bone head, self entitled middle management and just sell hand tools.