Two Grainger(R) Web Sites Ranked in Top 200 B2B Sites: OrderZone.com(SM) Ranks No. 3 Grainger.com(R) Ranks in Top 50

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Two Grainger(R) Web Sites Ranked in Top 200 B2B Sites: OrderZone.com(SM) Ranks No. 3 Grainger.com(R) Ranks in Top 50

    CHICAGO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE: GWW) continues
to demonstrate its leadership in electronic commerce with both OrderZone.com
and Grainger.com ranked among the top business-to-business Web sites,
according to Advertising Age's Net Marketing magazine.  OrderZone.com makes
its debut as the No. 3-ranked site; Grainger.com continues for the third year
in the top 50.
    "We're excited to receive this recognition," said Donald Bielinski, group
president, Grainger.  "Since the inception of the award, only two companies,
Grainger and Cisco, have managed to maintain a site in the top 10 every year."
    OrderZone.com is a unique Web site offering one-stop purchasing for
businesses across a wide variety of suppliers.  Launched in May, OrderZone.com
features one product database, one search, one order and one invoice to
simplify the purchasing process and save companies time and money.  "This
recognition for OrderZone.com confirms the value businesses see in simplifying
their purchasing through one site," said Daniel Hamburger, president, Grainger
Internet Commerce.
    Grainger.com , which has made the list annually, continues to set the
standard for maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies purchasing
online by offering customers access to more than 210,000 products, support for
open account billing and negotiated pricing 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
    W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) with 1998 sales of $4.3 billion, is the leading
North American provider of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies,
services, and related information to businesses and institutions.  GWW shares
are traded on the New York and Chicago stock exchanges.  For more information,
visit Grainger online at http://www.grainger.com .

    For more information, Staci Dolgin-Rubinstein of Grainger Internet
Commerce, 847-573-2666, or email, dolgin-rubinstein.s@grainger.com; or Dan
Romanoff of PR 21 for W.W. Grainger, Inc., 312-396-9752, or email,
dan_romanoff@pr21.com .

SOURCE W.W. Grainger, Inc.

http://www.grainger.com
CONTACT:
Staci Dolgin-Rubinstein of Grainger Internet
Commerce, 847-573-2666, or email,
dolgin-rubinstein.s@grainger.com; or Dan Romanoff of PR 21 for
W.W. Grainger, Inc., 312-396-9752, or email,
dan_romanoff@pr21.com