Fastenal Co. (Nasdaq: FAST), Winona, MN, reported sales for January of $308.4 million, a 1.6 percent decrease year-over-year. Daily sales increased 3.3 percent to an average of $15.4 million.
During the month, sales to manufacturing customers improved 1.9 percent, while sales to nonresidential construction customers grew 1.2 percent.
Store count was 2,631, compared to 2,637 a year ago. Employee headcount increased 11.4 percent year-over-year to 20,745.