Fastenal Co. (Nasdaq: FAST), Winona, MN, reported sales for November of $365.5 million, a 15.4 percent increase year-over-year. Daily sales increased 15.4 percent to an average of $17.4 million.
During the month, sales to manufacturing customers improved 17.2 percent, while sales to nonresidential construction customers increased 10.8 percent.
Store count was 2,421, down from 2,548 a year ago. Employee headcount increased 4 percent year-over-year to 20,593.