About Our Stores & Our Employees
- More than 1,675 stores in the United States and Canada
- Plans to open 60-75 stores in 2009
- Approximately 228,000 employees
- 75% of jobs are full-time positions
- 20 product categories ranging from appliances and tools, to paint, lumber and nursery products
- Cleaner, wider, brighter aisles for a more pleasant shopping experience
- Carrying the world's leading brands such as Kichler lighting, Hitachi tools, John Deere lawn tractors, Samsung and Whirlpool appliances and Valspar paint
- 40,000 products stocked in store
- More than 500,000 products available by special order
- 10% Low Price Guarantee
- Second largest appliance retailer
- 14 million shoppers a week
Environmental Measures
- ENERGY STAR® Honors for seven consecutive years (by EPA and Department of Energy)
- E.P.A. Top 10 Retail Geren Power Partners
- Wood Procurement Policy
Financial and Investor Facts
- $48.2 billion sales in fiscal year 2008
- $2.20 billion earnings in fiscal year 2008
- Ranked #47 on the FORTUNE® 500
Community Involvement
- Contributed more than $25 million in 2008
- National partner of Habitat for Humanity, underwriter of Habitat's Women Build Program
- National Partner of American Red Cross
- Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
- Partners with Home Safety Council to create safer homes
- Lowe’s HEROES employee volunteer program
- United Way National Corporate Leader
