Winona, Minn.-based Fastenal reported first-quarter net sales of $803.3 million, up 4.9% from $768.9 million in the same quarter last year.
Net earnings for the quarter ended March 31 were $109.0 million, up 8.8%.
Those numbers reflect expansion of the company's footprint. The 2,660-store operator opened 11 new stores in the first three months of 2013, an increase of 0.4% since December 2012.
