Allmark said the recall was troubling because Fisher-Price has had a long-standing relationship with the Chinese vendor, which had applied decorative paint to the toys.

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Since Akzo would be able to supply Wal-Mart from its existing manufacturing capacity, Barker estimates that the gross margin on Akzo's budget brand decorative paint would be an impressive 30%.

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While working on the carriages, Italian immigrants began to paint them with simple lines and decorative elements.

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Skillful installation using paint, wallpaper and intimate groupings of furniture, decorative art and paintings rescues an efficiently planned, expertly executed, standardized container from high-tech anonymity.

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