To start the new year, Chain Store Guide researchers and editors are taking stock of the Home Center Operators & Hardware Chain database. In the process, we’ve pulled the paint store dataset, and the results can be seen in the chart below displaying the five largest paint-store chains ranked by number of locations. The one standout in terms of store growth over the past year is the industry leader, Sherwin Williams, which added about 100 stores to its portfolio.
 

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