Even More Than Burgers?
Located halfway between the country’s two pizza capitals of New York and New Haven, my hometown of Stamford, Connecticut reflects the...
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Mark Lipton
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Nothing Lasts Forever
Sherwin-Williams recently reported that while revenue for the year was up slightly, THE company had realized a low single digit sales...
Mark Lipton
Nov 28, 20232 min read
Freedom, is Not Free!
The nation’s second largest paint manufacturer PPG Industries, emailed professional painters (and me!) recently to share that their...
Mark Lipton
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Of Course I Asked!
A paint dealer reached out recently asking a question which maintains a status among the most frequent I get asked. Though that does not...
Mark Lipton
Nov 8, 20233 min read
When the Walls Come Crumbling Down
Ask a random American where to get the best bagels and most will say New York City, where bagels have been elevated from nosh to food...
Mark Lipton
Oct 31, 20233 min read
They Have Pizza?
When I became a paint dealer in 1988 my father was already a member of a dealer-owned cooperative. Though not THE one which sent so many...
Mark Lipton
Oct 25, 20232 min read
Lowes Knows (Your) Pros!
If you tuned into college football last weekend you may be aware that THE Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Penn State Nittany Lions 20-12. ...
Mark Lipton
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Can You Keep It Brief?
It’s said that if you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. Which explains why a focus group for...
Mark Lipton
Oct 11, 20232 min read
A Good Dumpling
Later this month members of the AllPro cooperative will assemble in Denver for their annual fall stockholders meeting and trade show; the...
Mark Lipton
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Old Habits Die Hard!
It turns out that a smooth-driving German sedan my fiancéeic Gaetana gifted the family three-years ago came with some conditions unstated...
Mark Lipton
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Easy Money!
In an early August blog I mentioned a consulting job which has me working for an international manufacturer of paint applicators and...
Mark Lipton
Sep 12, 20232 min read
THE Paint Geeks!
By September 5th, 1989 the New York Yankees were sufficiently removed from playoff contention that THE team chose to use the season’s...
Mark Lipton
Aug 30, 20232 min read
You'll Miss Me!
On December 29th in 1970 President Richard Nixon signed the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act into law. Tricky Dick’s...
Mark Lipton
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Unnatural Disasters
The New York Yankees lost their eighth consecutive game last night, the feat cementing THE team’s grasp on last place in the American...
Mark Lipton
Aug 16, 20233 min read
The Sounds of Silence
The explosion at the Dow chemical plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana on July 14th was so powerful it registered on a seismometer located more...
Mark Lipton
Aug 9, 20233 min read
A Very Private Benjamin
In the 1980 hit movie Private Benjamin, actress Goldie Hawn plays Judy Benjamin, a young socialite with a dream of marrying well. Which,...
Mark Lipton
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Save THE Date!
Sherwin-Williams reported earnings last week; THE largest paint manufacturer in history announcing that sales had increased 6.3% during...
Mark Lipton
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Pass Me a Pen?
Among the most abiding memories of life as the son of a paint dealer, was the wad of bills omnipresent in my father’s front pant pocket....
Mark Lipton
Jul 19, 20233 min read
One Less Giant
Driving home from a day behind the counter of my father’s paint store just weeks into THE job, I glimpsed a warehouse with its door ajar....
Mark Lipton
Jul 11, 20233 min read
There's a Party Going On!
The New York Yankees stumbled into Major League Baseball’s All-Star break this week losing two of their final three-games before reaching...
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