Industrial Distribution's May/June Digital Edition

Featuring the Survey of Distributor Operations and a visit with Optimas Solutions.

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Screenshot 2025 05 29 At 1 43 53 PmThe May/June 2025 edition of Industrial Distribution magazine features our 78th annual Survey of Distributor Operations, outlining the challenges and opportunities — both old and new — facing the industry in a tumultuous operating environment.

The latest issue also features visits with Optimas Solutions' Daniel Harms, who outlines the company’s “war room” approach to tariffs, and the Plaza Group's Randy Velarde, who raises a cautionary “yellow flag” over the current climate.

Plus, the mistakes distributors are making in rebate management, the problems with obsessing over unit costs, and how Winsupply is making a deeper push into AI.

Read more in the May/June edition of Industrial Distribution.

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