Fastenal Co. (Nasdaq: FAST), Winona, MN, reported sales for January of $336 million, a 9 percent increase year-over-year. Daily sales increased 3.8 percent to an average of $16 million.
During the month, sales to manufacturing customers increased 4.7 percent, while sales to nonresidential construction customers decreased 0.1 percent.
Store count was 2,505, compared to 2,631 a year ago. Employee headcount decreased 5.3 percent year-over-year to 19,637.