Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse is the second largest home improvement store in the US, after Home Depot. Starting as a single neighborhood hardware store in 1946, Lowes Home Improvement has grown over the years, operating over 1,300 home improvement and appliance stores across 49 states. Vermont is the only state in the US without a Lowes Home Improvement store. Beginning 2007, Lowes Home Improvement will be operating in Canada, and in Mexico by the year 2009. The chain is currently based in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is number 45 on the Fortune 500 list. It was named 2003, 2004 and 2005 ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. Lowes Home Improvement is marketed as a customer-oriented organization in contrast to Home Depot which is targeted more towards contractors, home builders, and other professionals. Lowes Home Improvement is marketed with a softer and kinder image that appeals to women who are interested in DIY crafts and home improvements. Lowes Home Improvement offers a website and a magazine that features creative ideas for home improvement, marketing their products and services at the same time. Their magazine provides the latest project ideas and trends that can inspire your dream home improvement project. They provide tips, instructions, and shopping lists every month for hosting a home improvement project party that can be undergone with good friends or relatives while needing a few materials that can easily be accessed at Lowe’s.

With over 60 years in operation, Lowe’s has provided a lot of homeowners that chance to improve and refurbish their homes at more affordable prices. Lowe’s try their best to provide their customers with the latest products and home improvement innovations with the most practical means for improving homes. It goes with the trend as well as surpasses the trend with new products, concepts, and design ideas. One of the major reasons that customers choose to shop at Lowe’s Home Improvement stores is because of their convenient and strategic locations. Stores are organized into divisions, such as Northeast, Southeast, and West, as well as in Regions that are designated with a two-digit number. They are also subdivided into areas and districts and finally, the individual stores.

Lowes Home Improvement also offers almost complete home improvement services including indoor and outdoor appliances, lighting, cabinets and countertops, bath, decorations, garden tools, planters, spreaders and sprayers, landscape pavers, power tools, lumber, decking, and fencing. They also provide tools, kits, classes, and workshops for DIY home improvements.

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