Thursday, April 20, 2017

They heard us: Valspar Will Spin Off Wood Coatings Division in Sherwin-Williams Merger

On May 22 last year (2016) I complained about consolidation in the wood finishing industry, which is eliminating competition. The latest was Sherwin-Williams buying Valspar, a move that would effectively remove Valspar as a company independent of the interests of Sherwin-Williams. Many of you agreed with my complaint. The next day I reported that the Federal Trade Commission was looking into this. I guess they heard us because the latest […]

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