The Fastenal Co. of Winona, MN, (Nasdaq: FAST), No. 7 on MDM's list of top industrial distributors, reported sales for July of $282.3 million, an increase of 7.8 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
Daily sales averaged $12.8 million, an increase of 2.9 percent from July 2012.
During the month, sales to manufacturing customers grew 2.1 percent and non-residential construction customers contracted 0.1 percent.
Fastenal opened one new store in July, bringing the total store count to 2,678. Employee headcount increased 3.2 percent to 16,049.
