Industrial and construction materials supplier Fastenal (Nasdaq: FAST - News) has significantly upped its market presence lately with the expansion of its industrial vending machines -- dubbed a ...

It’s an old idea whose time has come. When Fastenal founder Bob Kierlin first contemplated getting into the nuts and bolts business, one of the first thoughts was of a vending machine that, at the ...

I realize this is not really new info. Winona nuts and bolts powerhouse Fastenal has been intalling industrial 'vending machines' for the past few years. But I hadn't really looked at this in depth.

Fastenal is a disciplined, innovative supply chain leader leveraging Fastenal Managed Inventory for sustained outperformance ...

In addition to growth through its vending and on-site initiatives, Fastenal is well positioned to benefit from customer consolidation trends. In recent years, customers have been consolidating their ...

WINONA, Minn. — Fastenal has reported a mid-summer slump and an overall decrease in sales for its second quarter. The Winona company’s profits were down just over 6 percent compared to the same ...

We believe Fastenal has a first-mover advantage in both vending and on-site services, introducing the former in 2008 and the latter in 1992 (although the on-site strategy did not become a focused ...

Throughout the last three months, 8 analysts have evaluated Fastenal FAST, offering a diverse set of opinions from bullish to bearish. The following table provides a quick overview of their recent ...

Manufacturing is the basis of the global economy. Almost everything, from footwear to automobiles, is produced in factories. Within that landscape, Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) has built a tremendous ...

Fastenal operates in 26 countries, but more than 95% of its sales take place in its three main markets of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Over 70% of its customers are in the manufacturing and ...