Description
SWOT ANALYSIS OF WW GRAINGER
WW Grainger
Parent Company
WW Grainger
Category
Electrical Equipment
Sector
Energy and Power
Tagline/ Slogan
For the ones who get it done
WW Grainger works closely with customers to better understand their challenges and provide cost-saving solutions, through multiple USP channels STP
Material handling equipment, Security supplies, Lighting and electrical products, Tools, Plumbing supplies, Cleaning and painting supplies, Segment Industrial, fleet, and safety product
Target Group
Public entities(US etc.),large industrial and resource organizations
Grainger helps customers save time and money by providing them Positioning the right products to keep their facilities up and running SWOT Analysis
1. WW Grainger has a narrow focus that serves a particular customer niche with either a unique product or with a low cost advantage over competitors 2. SuperGrainger is a profitable corporation and has increased dividends to its shareholders for 36 consecutive years 3. Grainger carries a broader supply of products; The catalog now carries over 400,000 products, and customers can purchase over 900,000 products on Grainger.com. 4. W. W. Grainger have an extensive, on-site, U.S. based Technical Strength Product Support for all of their products
1.Weak operational leverage during periods of growth 2."Operating Expenses” will have a long-term negative impact on this entity 3.Company has been bugged with poor cost structure and growth coming from price Weakness 4. Heavy dependence on US markets
1.Grainger is slowly adapting green technologies for production processes. This should give contribute further to build a greater brand image 2.There has been a growth in emerging markets for industrial supplies. Grainger should concentrate more on such markets 3.Have Education Assistance to full-time employees; the ones who Opportunity are eligible to improve their greatest strength; People
1.A weak and slowly recovering economy 2.Excessive dependence on US markets and increase on competition in US markets 3. Significant decrease in construction spending in some of Grainger’s Threats overseas countries. Competition
1.Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 2.Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Competitors 3.WESCO International, Inc.
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SWOT ANALYSIS OF WW GRAINGER
WW Grainger
Parent Company
WW Grainger
Category
Electrical Equipment
Sector
Energy and Power
Tagline/ Slogan
For the ones who get it done
WW Grainger works closely with customers to better understand their challenges and provide cost-saving solutions, through multiple USP channels STP
Material handling equipment, Security supplies, Lighting and electrical products, Tools, Plumbing supplies, Cleaning and painting supplies, Segment Industrial, fleet, and safety product
Target Group
Public entities(US etc.),large industrial and resource organizations
Grainger helps customers save time and money by providing them Positioning the right products to keep their facilities up and running SWOT Analysis
1. WW Grainger has a narrow focus that serves a particular customer niche with either a unique product or with a low cost advantage over competitors 2. SuperGrainger is a profitable corporation and has increased dividends to its shareholders for 36 consecutive years 3. Grainger carries a broader supply of products; The catalog now carries over 400,000 products, and customers can purchase over 900,000 products on Grainger.com. 4. W. W. Grainger have an extensive, on-site, U.S. based Technical Strength Product Support for all of their products
1.Weak operational leverage during periods of growth 2."Operating Expenses” will have a long-term negative impact on this entity 3.Company has been bugged with poor cost structure and growth coming from price Weakness 4. Heavy dependence on US markets
1.Grainger is slowly adapting green technologies for production processes. This should give contribute further to build a greater brand image 2.There has been a growth in emerging markets for industrial supplies. Grainger should concentrate more on such markets 3.Have Education Assistance to full-time employees; the ones who Opportunity are eligible to improve their greatest strength; People
1.A weak and slowly recovering economy 2.Excessive dependence on US markets and increase on competition in US markets 3. Significant decrease in construction spending in some of Grainger’s Threats overseas countries. Competition
1.Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 2.Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Competitors 3.WESCO International, Inc.
doc_744921717.docx