POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby appoints Sheldon M. Fox as the undersigned's true
and lawful attorney in fact and agent to execute and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission any Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G, Form
3, Form 4, Form 5, any amendments to any of the foregoing and any related
documentation that may be required to be filed by the undersigned with
respect to securities of Lawson Products, Inc. ("Lawson") that are
beneficially owned by the undersigned, as a result of the undersigned's
role as an owner and managing member of KDI Capital Partners, LLC. The
undersigned grants unto said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 13, Section 14 or Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect through
July 31, 2015, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
as of the 4th day of February 2015.
/s/ John M. Day
John M. Day