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SmartStore

Simple, Affordable Industrial Vending

Looking for new opportunities to control costs? Fastenal is here to help with our SmartStore industrial vending program. It's like having an on-site, 24/7 Fastenal store -- managed by your local Fastenal store team, located near the point of use, and stocked with the products you use most.

  • Reduce consumption and shrinkage. Every transaction is tracked via employee I.D. card or key code, and you can set limits on who can use what. The result: an immediate reduction in consumption -- potentially 30% or more.
  • Pay only for vended items. Through our optional consignment program, we own it until you vend it.
  • Minimize "walking and waiting" time. Make product immediately available, 24/7, near the point of use -- at an operating cost of roughly 6 cents an hour.
  • View real-time usage and inventory data online. User-defined tracking options let you know what you need to know about every transaction. Track usage by department, work group, project -- any way you want to view it.
  • Automate ordering. Your local Fastenal store receives an automated order when stock becomes low, eliminating downtime, paperwork, and costly rush orders.

Easy to Install & Use

The Fast 5000 SmartStore is Internet vending at its finest. Forget about complicated software and stressful implementation -- all you need to get up and running is access to electricity and the Internet. There's no hard drive to crash, no software to manage -- just easy, trouble-free performance.

Affordable for Any Sized Business

If you commit to grow your business with Fastenal, we'll provide and manage your machine(s) as a value-added service. Your only program costs are a one-time shipping & installation charge and a low annual software hosting fee. The bottom line: You get a turn-key industrial vending solution for right around $50 a month per machine.*

PPE Vending, Tool Vending, MRO Vending ... and More!

Having trouble figuring out what to put in your machine(s)? Click on the icons below to view our preconfigured product set-ups, which can be customized to meet your specific product needs.

Safety/First Aid Welding/Metal Fabrication Cutting Tools & Supplies Office Supplies General MRO Larger Products
Safety/First Aid Welding/Metal Fabrication Cutting Tools & Supplies Office Supplies General MRO Learn about our optional locker unit for larger items

Contact Us

To learn more, contact your local Fastenal store, or e-mail us at smartstore@fastenal.com.

* Billing is annual. Average monthly estimate includes shipping, installation, and software hosting services over the 3-year SmartStore agreement. Additional shipping charges apply outside contiguous U.S.