Were it not for the 1099's and W2's in the trash I might not have noticed that my daughter Miranda had been home to visit.    THE former...

In December of last year the private equity firm American Industrial Partners  completed an acquisition of the architectural coatings...

THE third largest city in a deep blue state my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut suffers a misfortune conspicuous in one-party rule:...

In the news last week were tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on all goods imported into the country.  Those taxes, plus...

Executives from Pittsburgh Paints gathered in Cabo San Lucas Mexico in March, assembling with the preeminent customers of their company...

If you are an independent paint or hardware retailer please click here before reading this week’s blog, thank you. It’s been more than...

After three-weeks on the road it was Netflix and chill with my fiancéeic last weekend, the longest traveling of my career forcing the...

There were layoffs at Pittsburgh Paints’ corporate headquarters last week, the end of anticipation for an unlucky few. Riffed were as...

Executives from American Industrial Partners gathered in Florida last week to meet the team at Pittsburgh Paints, including newly appointed CEO Brian Carson who was likely in attendance.    Carson is the third to helm Pittsburgh since AIP completed their acquisition of PPG’s architectural division just three months ago and he replaces Joe Durham , who for those keeping score at home had replaced Jaime Irick.   You may notice both Carson’s and Durham’s mentions above are li

On the February 6th episode of Mad Money , the show’s host Jim Cramer  opined on the current share price of Sherwin-Williams stock; THE...

I spent Monday and Tuesday this week in Chicago, passing the hours in a boardroom strategizing a path for a client’s innovative new...

In an ongoing effort to monetize their investment the new owners of Pittsburgh Paints offer their assets for sale to anyone with...

It’s been nearly two-months since American Industrial Partners completed their acquisition of PPG’s $2 billion architectural coatings...

Had I made a list of my top-ten most widely read blogs at the end of 2023 each post would have shared the same subject, Benjamin Moore...

My mother’s passing more than five-months ago left a hole in my heart to deep for spackles, and a calendar containing a similar void.  ...

While independent paint and hardware retailers continue to gain share , in other segments independents businesses falter.  THE fallout of...

A list of the ten-most honest United States Presidents has Abe Lincoln, Jimmy Carter and George Washington respectively in the top...

In 1989 PPG acquired Olympic Stain for $134 million in cash, more than $340 million once adjusted for inflation .    In 2013 the paint...

My daughter Miranda, the former Buck Wheat of these pages, arrived in Stamford last week thankful for a father willing to discuss the...

Earlier this month Sherwin-Williams reported earnings for the third quarter of the year, the company failing to reach their own revenue...