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As of Oct. 28, 2022, Lowe's and its related businesses operated 2,181 home improvement and hardware stores in North America. [ 5 ] Lowe's is the second-largest hardware chain in the United States (previously the largest in the U.S. until surpassed by Home Depot in 1989) behind rival the Home Depot and ahead of Menards . [ 6 ]
In the 1980s, it underwent a massive expansion of both HQ and the Hechinger Co. divisions, opening big-box stores to better compete with rivals Home Depot and Lowe's. In January 1995, Hechinger announced it would close or reformat 22 of its 131 stores, including closing all 14 of the Home Quarters Warehouse stores in North and South Carolina. [10]
Customers spent less per ticket, down 0.3% for the first quarter.
Lowe's Market traces its history to E.M. "Bud" Lowe who sold candy and sundries from the back of a truck in Littlefield, Texas in the 1940s. [2] In 1964, Bud Lowe opened the first Lowe's Market, a small grocery store, in Olton, Texas. The company began the process of gradual expansion into small and medium-sized towns in Texas and New Mexico.
The home improvement retailer posted revenue of $20.17 billion, compared to estimates of $19.93 billion. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $2.89, versus the $2.82 expected.
The sluggish home improvement backdrop brought on by high interest rates hammered Lowe's second quarter P&L.Lowe's reported on Tuesday that quarterly sales tanked 5.6% from the prior year to $23. ...
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