Fastenal Co. (Nasdaq: FAST), Winona, MN, reported sales for July of $310 million, a 7.2 percent decrease year-over-year. Daily sales increased 2.1 percent to an average of $15.5 million.
During the month, sales to manufacturing customers improved 1 percent, while sales to nonresidential construction customers decreased 0.7 percent.
Store count was 2,607, compared to 2,618 a year ago. Employee headcount increased 3 percent year-over-year to 20,214.