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Profit up 14.6 percent in 2016.
Sales to manufacturing customers increased 6.3 percent.
Michigan-based industrial and fastener distributor has annual sales of $50 million.
Fourth-quarter sales down 3.8 percent to $185.5 million.
Sales to manufacturing customers increased 4.7 percent.
Fourth quarter sales up 3 percent year-over-year.
Number of vending machines grows, while employee and store counts decline.
Profit dips 1.7 percent for company in fiscal 2017 first quarter

Stanley Black & Decker purchase further shakes up compressed market.
Company to pay $900 million to develop, manufacture and sell brand outside Sears channels.
Company to divest division to Swiss-based dormakaba for $725 million.
Sales to manufacturing customers increased 1.3 percent.
Fourth-quarter sales decreased 1.1 percent year-over-year.
Acquisition strengthens company's presence in New England and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Sales to manufacturing customers increased 3.6 percent.
For the first nine months, sales were down 9.3 percent year-over-year.
Profit was up 8.9 percent for the third quarter
Acquisition expands Bossard's presence in the Northeast U.S.

Onsite signings on pace to more than double 2015 signings.
