2013 | 2012 | Change | |
Net sales | $ 241,599 | 215,203 | 12.3% |
Business days | 20 | 19 | 5.3% |
Daily sales in January Change in daily sales since January | $ 12,494 -3.3% | 11,713 -3.3% |
Net sales growth (daily basis) for month: 20132012 | ||
Stores more than 10 years old* | 3.5% | 3.6% |
Stores more than 5 years old* | 4.8% | 5.6% |
Stores more than 2 years old* | 4.9% | 6.6% |
All locations regardless of age * Age measured on the last day of the respective calendar year. | 6.7% | 9.7% |
Net Sales - Net sales for the period indicated.
Daily Sales - Net sales for the period indicated divided by the number of business days.
Number of stores opened 2013 2012
Month | 6 | 3 |
Quarter-to-date | 9 | 7 |
Year-to-date | 53 | 80 |
Total store count | 2,687 | 2,652 |
Employee headcount at month end 2013 2012 Change
Total employee headcount 17,277 15,145 14.1% Absolute
Full time equivalent (FTE) numbers for the period 2013 2012 Change Change
Store personnel - FTE 10,036 8,904 12.7% 13.7% Non-store selling personnel - FTE 1,210 1,077 12.3% 11.8% Selling personnel - FTE 11,246 9,981 12.7% 13.5%
Distribution personnel - FTE 2,033 1,782 14.1% 19.6% Manufacturing personnel - FTE 587 551 6.5% 6.0% Administrative personnel - FTE 882 811 8.8% 11.1% Non-selling personnel - FTE 3,502 3,144 11.4% 15.7%
Total personnel - FTE 14,748 13,125 12.4% 14.1%
Commentary on sales growth and end markets:
Sales growth - The change in currencies in foreign countries (primarily Canada) relative to the United States dollarreduced our daily sales growth rate by 0.5% during the month.
End market (daily sales change) - During the month, manufacturing customers grew 6.1% and non-residential construction customers contracted 2.4%. Next monthly sales release date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 6:00 AM (central time) Next earnings release date: Friday, April 11, 2014 at 6:00 AM (central time)distributed by |