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The Decline of GWW
GWW. In downward spiral AMZN is approaching $1000 AMZN is driving GWW to lower prices Top 1% continues to dump stock Don't worry Jim Ryan has a committee keeping an eye on AMZN . It painful to watch this once awesome company decline
WOW How about that?!?
11.4% share price drop in ONE DAY! $25 drop per share... Congrats guys!!! That's on the United level. That's just sad.
Grainger vs Amazon
Amazon is hiring Grainger is laying off Amazon stock price rising Grainger stock price being prop up by buybacks Grainger invites you to golf Amazon has lower prices Government is Amazon largest cloud customer Goal is to leverage and add MRO Amazon...
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Grainger layoffs
Grainger & Slavik families must have a exit plan like top 1%
Grainger layoffs
Grainger & Slavik families have a exit plan like top 1% or they have no Idea GWW is going down . If it's the latter they should FIRE their financial managers A good analyst getting behind the SCREEN could expose the BS in a few days I only have a few...
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Dying of small cuts.
Consultants can not rengineer almost 100 years of growth and success. They are the only ones growing their business by way of Grainger's cash position. Grainger needs leadership that believes in the human side of the offering and the men and women...
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Buybacks
DA. "On line knowledge center" Great example of waste of money & no idea of customer needs
BUYBACKS
BUYBACKS. Is mgt wasting shareholders money & destroying value? Could the money better spent in other ways ,such as reinvesting in the business or paying dividends ?
Grainger layoffs
OLD RULES ARE OBSOLETE ! Time to sell real estate Get rid of printed catalogs Focus on US CANADA MEXICO STOP BEING DISLOYAL TO WORKERS Acquire / merge /consolidated with other BEST IN CLASS distributers in MRO,Auto Parts & other sectors to build a 21...
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Grainger Layoffs
It is starting to show how painfully behind GWW is in the digital revolution Loosing market share at a accelerated rate they are more focused on managing the decline and keeping the stock prop up
A long list of companies have written this story before.
Blockbuster Video PanAm Amoco Woolworth Oldsmobile Borders Here is how this story ends... the CEO and his team will jump out (or be pushed out)of this burning aircraft with their golden parachutes and bag of unrealistic processes written by outside...
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Get out now !!
They are laying off 850 people so they can hire 2-300 more for lower pay... They want to get rid of all who have profit sharing. The new hires are only getting 401k. This new stupid so called pricing strategy is a joke. How long did you think it...
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Grainger layoffs
our MRO purchasing is under intense review. New VP ( a kid ) wants LOWEST COST NO EXCUSES Jeff Bezo has given us unbelievable pricing I will miss the Masters & relationships but my job is more important Sorry Grainger National Account Customer
Grainger layoffs
Oh -Top 1% is safe! 😄😃Rumor has it they are averaging $4000. -an-hour- 😀for the really tough job they have screwing you - 😜the other 99% Bet they cannot look you in the eye 😎😎😎 Your only hope is to revolt😡 & get a union like the TEAMSTERS ❤️to...
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W.W. Grainger Layoffs 2017
Redundancies, RIFs, Layoffs, Job Cuts, Surplus, there is a ton of names for pink slips but do you really think that we'll be affected here in Lake Forest.
Morale
How's morale at the branches?
Layoffs of at least 800 starting q1 2017
GRAINGER is slashing jobs. Focusing more on the bottom line than service.
Management
Sales management to report to headquarters for a meeting mid November? NDAs being signed everywhere over pricing? It feels like all functions in the US are walking the green mile?
Grainger Inc Regional Call Center Layoffs
Grainger Inc., is shutting down 18 of its Regional Call Center Stores across the US, layoffing hundreds. Plan to open a new National Call Center in Arizona.
Where are the TSR's?
Did anyone land good jobs? How does it compare?
Competition for Grainger
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...
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Restructuring and Layoffs in Ecommecer
The online model is moving towards Zoro and Grainger Tech (the secret website that is being worked on) . Grainger.com is being used just to keep the good ol boy network that shops at Grainger afloat.
Grainger Leadership
WOW. Saw article ETF 's with largest GWW exposure are selling Is management communicating strategy to troops or just staying in penthouse out of sight? It's time like this we find out just how good our leaders are .
Stock price
LOOK OUT ---- stock about to break 200day moving average Top 1 % insider sells shows a lack of confidence they can turn things around Good old boys. --Board seems to not be aware or lack the balls to get involved Sad to watch !
The writing is on the wall...
HUGE drop in sales. HUGE drop in share value. Less sales + decreased margins + drop in share value / share buyback = huge cost cutting and/or layoffs. The current/former employees of Grainger (if they hold stock in the company) don't hold nearly the...
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Roanoke, Tx
Has anyone heard anything on DC936 located in Roanoke? People are looking for jobs hardcore and people are moving departments. Word on the street day shift manager is not doing well with employees telling all they need to stay until all work is off...
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smart money including insiders ( top 1%) are selling stock We need new leader & activists To shake up board to save company
STOP BITCHING &DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF RYAN LET THE BOARD KNOW IF THE BOARD GOT HUNDREDS OR BETTER YET THOUSANDS OF LETTERS FROM EMPLOYEES PAST OR PRESENT MANY OF WHICH WERE STOCKHOLDERS YOUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD MIGHT EVEN SEND...
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Branch Closings
Which branches are closing? The stock buy back is clearly propping up the stock price... When is Ryan going to get fired? Just turn this company into McMaster/Amazon Supply and get it over with. Talk about a slow death... It's agonizing at this...
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Employees of Grainger need to UNIONIZE! Stand up! Be treated fairly! Grainger is a profit machine and YOUR benefits are being CUT!
How much is enough???
3 YEARS!!!! I'm I the only person that has seen the stock in this once great company become stagnant AND decline the past 3 years?
Jimbo keeps his job as EVERYBODY else gets fired... YET, the stock has gone NOWHERE. Wait, it's DECLINED! That's the result of cutting the PST, moving jobs to Panama, getting rid of TSR's for FAR's, etc? Oh, the newest great idea.... a...
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