Fastenal Co. (Nasdaq: FAST), Winona, MN, reported sales for May of $333.7 million, a 6.2 percent increase year-over-year. Daily sales increased 1.1 percent to an average of $15.9 million.
During the month, sales to manufacturing customers improved 0.6 percent, while sales to nonresidential construction customers decreased 1.8 percent.
Store count was 2,632, compared to 2,627 a year ago. Employee headcount increased 5 percent year-over-year to 20,286.