Fastenal Co. (Nasdaq: FAST), Winona, MN, reported sales for July of $350 million, a 12.9 percent increase year-over-year. Daily sales increased 12.9 percent to an average of $17.5 million.
During the month, sales to manufacturing customers improved 14.2 percent, while sales to nonresidential construction customers increased 6.6 percent.
Store count was 2,453, down from 2,607 a year ago. Employee headcount increased 0.1 percent year-over-year to 20,230.