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10-K - FORM 10-K 12/31/2014 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww20141231-10k.htm
EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF GRAINGER - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibit212014.htm
EX-10.B - EXHIBIT 10B XXIV FORM OF 2014 PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibitxxivformof2014perfo.htm
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATIONS - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20141231xex32.htm
EX-10.B - EXHIBIT 10B XIX SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE 2015 MIP - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibitxixsummarydescripti.htm
EX-31.A - EXHIBIT 31A CEO CERTIFICATION - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20141231xex31a.htm
EX-31.B - EXHIBIT 31B CFO CERTIFICATION - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20141231xex31b.htm
EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.Financial_Report.xls

Exhibit 23


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No.'s 33-43902, 333-24215, 333-61980, 333-105185, 333-124356, 333-166345 and Form S-4 No. 33-32091) for W.W. Grainger, Inc. and in the related prospectuses of our reports dated February 27, 2015, 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 (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2014.



/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Chicago, Illinois
February 27, 2015