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Can I Pick Another Color?
THE third largest city in a deep blue state my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut suffers a misfortune conspicuous in one-party rule:...
Mark Lipton
22 hours ago3 min read
Things My Daughter Never Told Me!
In the news last week were tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on all goods imported into the country. Those taxes, plus...
Mark Lipton
Apr 83 min read


Roman Holiday
Executives from Pittsburgh Paints gathered in Cabo San Lucas Mexico in March, assembling with the preeminent customers of their company...
Mark Lipton
Apr 23 min read
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!
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...
Mark Lipton
Mar 263 min read


Play it Loud!
After three-weeks on the road it was Netflix and chill with my fiancéeic last weekend, the longest traveling of my career forcing the...
Mark Lipton
Mar 193 min read


Layoffs at Pittsburgh!
There were layoffs at Pittsburgh Paints’ corporate headquarters last week, the end of anticipation for an unlucky few. Riffed were as...
Mark Lipton
Mar 112 min read


GREAT Question!
Executives from American Industrial Partners gathered in Florida last week to meet the team at Pittsburgh Paints, including newly...
Mark Lipton
Feb 272 min read


Something (Else) Someone Told Me
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...
Mark Lipton
Feb 193 min read


Something Someone Told Me
I spent Monday and Tuesday this week in Chicago, passing the hours in a boardroom strategizing a path for a client’s innovative new...
Mark Lipton
Feb 122 min read


Irick's Folly
In an ongoing effort to monetize their investment the new owners of Pittsburgh Paints offer their assets for sale to anyone with...
Mark Lipton
Feb 43 min read
Better Left Unsaid
It’s been nearly two-months since American Industrial Partners completed their acquisition of PPG’s $2 billion architectural coatings...
Mark Lipton
Jan 292 min read


Can Someone Check on Dan?
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...
Mark Lipton
Jan 223 min read


Irick Out at Pittsburgh
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. ...
Mark Lipton
Jan 153 min read


Independent Everything
While independent paint and hardware retailers continue to gain share , in other segments independents businesses falter. THE fallout of...
Mark Lipton
Jan 83 min read


Lincoln Was a Lawyer
A list of the ten-most honest United States Presidents has Abe Lincoln, Jimmy Carter and George Washington respectively in the top...
Mark Lipton
Jan 23 min read


THE Grammarians
In 1989 PPG acquired Olympic Stain for $134 million in cash, more than $340 million once adjusted for inflation . In 2013 the paint...
Mark Lipton
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Count Every Vote!
My daughter Miranda, the former Buck Wheat of these pages, arrived in Stamford last week thankful for a father willing to discuss the...
Mark Lipton
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Sitting at THE Adult's Table!
Earlier this month Sherwin-Williams reported earnings for the third quarter of the year, the company failing to reach their own revenue...
Mark Lipton
Nov 20, 20243 min read
He Thought it Was a Secret?
Since PPG announced their divestiture from the architectural coatings segment my devices and LinkedIn profile have been abuzz with...
Mark Lipton
Nov 12, 20243 min read


Buyers and Sellers
Sherwin-Williams announced their earnings last week reporting a meager .7% increase in revenue for the third quarter of 2024, middling...
Mark Lipton
Nov 6, 20243 min read
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