Sherwin Williams Company, The

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The Paint Stores Segment, known as Sherwin-Williams Paints, was the first section of the company to be established, in 1866. These stores market and sell Sherwin-Williams branded architectural paints and coatings, industrial and marine products, and original equipment manufacturer product finishes and similar items. As of January 1, 2010 the Paint Stores segment operated 3,887 individual paint stores. The Consumer segment develops, manufactures, and distributes various paints, coatings, and related products to third party customers and the Paint Stores segment. Sherwin-Williams is the parent company of other brands such as Duron, M.A.B. Paints, Minwax, Krylon, Purdy, Bestt Liebco, Thompson's WaterSeal, H&C, Cuprinol, Pratt & Lambert, Martin Senour, Dutch Boy, Easy Living, Weatherbeater, and on August 28, 2007 Sherwin Williams purchased Columbia Paint & Coatings. In 2007, the company introduced its first ''Idea Center'' in Shaker Heights, Ohio, in an effort to provide customers with an interior design environment as contrasted with its conventional paint stores