Attached files

file filename
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20171231xex32.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20171231xex312.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww-20171231xex311.htm
EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibit21subsidiaries2017.htm
EX-10.18 - EXHIBIT 10.18 - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.exhibit1018summarydescript.htm
10-K - 10-K - W.W. GRAINGER, INC.gww20171231-10k.htm
Exhibit 23


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No.'s 33-43902, 333-24215, 333-61980, 333-105185, 333-124356, 333-166345, 333-203715, Form S-4 No. 33-32091 and Form S-3 No. 333-203444) for W.W. Grainger, Inc. and in the related prospectuses of our reports dated February 26, 2018, 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, 2017.



/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Chicago, Illinois
February 26, 2018