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Fastenal's Fastener Sales Grow for 1st Time Since the Pandemic Started

It's a solid sign of product and customer mix normalization amid the lasting pandemic.

Bossard's Americas Sales Post Solid Q4 Improvement

Total 2020 Americas sales were down nearly 8 percent from 2019, but Q4 sales improved nearly 10 percent in local currency.

MSC's December Growth a Welcomed Sign of Market Recovery

MSC's September-November sales fell 6 percent over-over-year despite major safety & janitorial gains, but momentum built through the end of 2020.

3M's Safety & Industrial Sales Surge in November

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Virus-Ravaged Glove Maker Nets Record Profits

Slimmed-Down HD Supply Reports Flat Q3 Sales

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Fastenal's Daily Sales Accelerate Further as Fasteners Near Breakeven

Exxon Mobil Takes Massive Writedown on 'Epic Failure' Acquisition

The 2009 purchase is being called an "epic failure."

How the Industrial Sector Can Use the REC Tax Credit

Many think the research tax credit does not apply because they don’t conduct research in a traditional sense, but it can actually be applied for many daily activities.

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Lowe's Sales Surge as DIYers Take on More Projects

Online sales soared 106 percent year-over-year, while sales at stores open at least a year climbed 30.1 percent.

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Home Depot’s Q3 Sales & Profit Surge; Raises Worker Compensation

It was another big company for the retailer, powered by consumers' doing more home improvement projects amid the pandemic.

3M Safety & Industrial Sales Slow in October

Safety and Industrial sales still improved at a decent year-over-year clip, but notably decelerated from the July-September quarter.

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DXP's Large Sales Declines Accelerate YoY and Sequentially

Service Centers was the only business segment to show sequential improvement.

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Fastenal Daily Sales Accelerate in Oct. as Safety Ticks Up

The company bucked several downward trends in October as its fastener sales continued to slowly rebound.

WESCO's Q3 Sales Spike 93% on Anixter Merger

It was the first full quarter with newly-acquired Anixter, which also nearly doubled WESCO's operating profit.

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NOW Inc's Latest Fiscals Reflect Drastically Smaller Company

For starters, DistributionNOW's Q3 sales were less than half what had a year earlier.

Kennametal's YoY Sales Declines Narrow, But Are Still Heavy

On the bright side, the tooling maker's sequential sales improved 6 percent.

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Losses Mount for Oil Majors as Pandemic Grips Global Economy

Oil and gas companies were already struggling with weak prices from oversupply.

Timken Sales Declines Continue in Q3, but Sequentially Much Improved

Major recovery in Timken's Mobile Industries segment significantly narrowed a sales gap.