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Lowe's Companies, Inc. Company Profile
No longer a low-profile company, Lowe's Companies has evolved from a regional hardware store operator into a nationwide chain of home improvement superstores bent on international expansion. The #2 US home improvement chain (after The Home Depot), Lowe's has about 1,640 superstores in 50 states and about a dozen outlets in Canada. The company's stores sell about 40,000 products for do-it-yourselfers and professionals for home improvement and repair projects, such as gardening products, home fashion items, lumber, millwork, plumbing and electrical supplies, and tools, as well as appliances and furniture. Lowe's is the second-largest US home appliance retailer after Sears.
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Contact Information
Address: 1000 Lowe's Blvd.
Mooresville, NC 28117
Phone:704-758-1000
Fax:336-658-4766
Financial Highlights
Fiscal Year End:January
Revenue (2009):48230.00 M
Revenue Growth (1 yr):(-0.10%)
Employees (2009):229,000
Employee Growth (1 yr):6.00%
Key People
Chairman and CEO: Robert A. Niblock
President and COO: Larry D. Stone
EVP and CFO: Robert F. (Bob) Hull Jr.
Industry Information
Sector: Services
Industry: Home Improvement Stores
Top Competitors
The Home Depot, Inc. (hd)
Menard, Inc.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
 


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