Lowes Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada. The company provides a range of products and services for home decoration, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and property maintenance. It offers home improvement products in various categories, such as appliances, lumber, paint, flooring, building materials, millwork, lawn and landscape products, fashion plumbing, hardware, lighting, tools, seasonal living, rough plumbing, outdoor power equipment, cabinets and countertops, nursery, rough electrical, home environment, home organization, and windows and walls. The companys products also include boards, panel products, irrigation pipes, vinyl sidings, and ladders. It serves homeowners and renters, including do-it-yourself and do-it-for-me customers, and others buying for personal and family use; and commercial business customers, such as construction, repair/remodel, commercial and residential property management, and business maintenance professions. The company also offers its products online. As of January 30, 2009, it operated 1,649 stores in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina.
