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Paint sale
Where to buy the interior and exterior finishes Consumer Reports has tested
Watching paint dry epitomizes inactivity and boredom, but the paint industry itself doesn't sit still. Paint is a multibillion-dollar product in the United States, and its one of the few products that is growing in sales despite the recession. Sales are expected to reach $12.5 billion in 2010, according to the Home Improvement Research Institute, and that huge market has manufacturers introducing multiple brands through a constantly shifting array of retailers.
For example, in a move intended to make Ace Hardware more competitive with Lowe's and Home Depot and enhance paint manufacturer Benjamin Moore's retail visibility, Ace is selling Moore's Regal (interior) and MoorGlo and MoorGard (exterior) paints at its stores nationwide. Traditionally, the company's products have been available only at around 3,500 locations, mainly small paint and decorating stores. Big-box retailer Lowe's sells the 350-paint Martha Stewart Colors palette on an exclusive basis (the paints are being manufactured by Valspar).
Such activity makes our paint-buying chart (below) that much more essential.
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| Ace RoyalTouch | • | • | • | ace.adzmar.com | ||||
| BehrPremium Plus | • | www.behr.com | ||||||
| Benjamin Moore | • | • | www.benjaminmoore.com | |||||
California2010  |
• | www.californiapaints.com | ||||||
Dunn-Edwards  |
• | www.dunnedwards.com | ||||||
| Dutch BoyHome | • | www.dutchboy.com | ||||||
| Expressions | • | www.behr.com | ||||||
| Glidden Evermore | • | www.glidden.com | ||||||
| Ralph Lauren Premium | • | rlhome.polo.com | ||||||
Kelly-Moore  |
• | www.kellymoore.com | ||||||
| Kilz Casual Colors | • | www.kilzcasualcolors.com | ||||||
MAB  |
• | • | www.mabpaints.com | |||||
| Olympic Premium | • | www.ppg.com | ||||||
| Martha Stewart Everyday | • | www.marthastewart.com | ||||||
| Pratt & Lambert Accolade | • | • | www.prattandlambert.com/ | |||||
| Sears Best Easy Living Lifetime | • | www.sears.com | ||||||
| Sherwin-Williams | • | www.sherwin-williams.com | ||||||
| True Value E-Z Kare | • | • | www.truevaluepaint.com | |||||
| Valspar American Tradition | • | www.valspar.com | ||||||
Includes 84 Lumber, Ace, Aubuchon, Kmart, Valu Home Centers, Wal-Mart, and others Available in CT, DE, FL, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, WV Available in AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX Available in AK, CA, CO, ID, NV, OK, OR, TX, WA Available in AL, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC
