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Fastenal

Fourth-Quarter Public Distributor Report: Signs of Optimism Start to Appear in Quarterly Calls

February 25, 2010
This is the MDM Public Distributor Report, provided on a quarterly basis to subscribers of Modern Distribution Management.
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Fastenal 4Q Sales Down 12.5%.

January 19, 2010
For 2009, Fastenal's sales fell 17.5%.
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Top 10 Most-Read Distribution News Stories in 2009

January 4, 2010
The most popular MDM news stories; Wolseley and Stock Building Supply dominate 2009 list.
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Fastenal Agrees To Buy Holo-Krome

December 10, 2009
Acquisition of the manufacturer of socket head screw products will expand Fastenal's product offerings.
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What Hurt Fastenal's Margins in the 3Q

October 19, 2009
Fastenal says margin was one of biggest challenges.
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Fastenal Sales Fall 21.7% in Third Quarter

October 12, 2009
Year-to-date, the industrial and construction supplies distributor's sales were down 19%.
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Grainger, Fastenal & DXP on Strategy and the Economy

September 25, 2009
Distributors speak at Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference about the impact the economy has had on business.
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Fastenal Sales Fall 21.4% in 2Q

July 14, 2009
Non-residential construction and industrial production segments see largest declines for the distributor.
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Fastenal Sales Fall 13.6% in First Quarter

April 13, 2009
Though distributor continues to open new stores, it has cut headcount by 6.6% since December.
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Fastenal Starts to See a Slowdown in the Fourth Quarter

January 25, 2009
Though 2008 sales improved 13.5%, distributor saw no sales growth in December.
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