This article looks at one way wholesaler-distributors of all sizes are saving money and boosting their bottom lines: by renegotiating leases. The author looks at why it’s a good time to renegotiate, where to start when renegotiating lease terms, and what to offer in return for lower rates.

When the real estate market crumbled, the market price for leasing business space also took a hit. Yet most companies continued to pay the higher rates because they were locked into leases.

That was the case for KAR Industrial …