Sales down

The American paint giant Sherwin-Williams recorded sales of US $ 1.948 bn in the second quarter of 2009, or 12.6 per cent less than the same quarter last year. Profit was 8.1 per cent down at US $ 158 mio. At the end of the quarter the company had 3 340 stores in operation in America and Canada, compared to a total of 3 302 in the second quarter of last year.