Industrial distributor MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. (NYSE: MSM), Melville, New York, reported sales for the fiscal month of April (the second month of the Company's fiscal third quarter) were $235.5 million, a decrease of 10.5% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Combined net sales for the fiscal months of March and April (the first two months of the Company's fiscal third quarter) were $565.4 million, a decrease of 7.8% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.