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EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20191231xex32.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20191231xex312.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20191231xex311.htm
EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibit21subsidiaries2.htm
EX-10.16 - EXHIBIT 10.16 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibit1016summarydesc.htm
EX-10.9 - EXHIBIT 10.9 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibit109summarydescr.htm
EX-4.8 - EXHIBIT 4.8 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibit48descriptionof.htm
10-K - 10-K - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww20191231-10k.htm
Exhibit 23


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:   
(1) 
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-203444) of W. W. Grainger, Inc.
(2)
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 33-32091 and Post-Effective Amendment No.1) of W. W. Grainger, Inc.




 









(3)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-43902) pertaining to the 1990 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan of W. W. Grainger, Inc.
(4)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-166345) pertaining to the 2010 Incentive Plan of W. W. Grainger Inc.

(5)
Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-203715) pertaining to the 2015 Incentive Plan of W. W. Grainger, Inc.

        
of our reports dated February 20, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of W. W. Grainger, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of W.W. Grainger, Inc. included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of W. W. Grainger, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2019.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 20, 2020