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Lowe's is the US based firm makes available the products used to enhance home decoration. This retail chain which has been engaged in the business of home renovation and home remodeling products since foundation in 1946. The company began journey as small hardware store, and with the effort of its founder Lucius S. Lowe, today company is among the well known home improvement retailer all over the globe. After the death of Lucius S. Lowe in 1940 his daughter, Ruth and son-in-law Carl Buchan took charge over the company. Later on, Buchan took all the operations of the company into the hand to expand business. In 1949, the company opened its another stores in Sparta, North Carolina added more products in its retail list. In 1954, Carl Buchan got autonomous ownership of the company and opened grocery store chain, named as Lowes Foods. With the coming of 1999, the company got purchase by Eagle Hardware and Garden, and started retailing its products outside the United States. The company opened its first non US, store in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Coming to product line, Lowes brings a wide array of home improvement materials, used in kitchen, bathroom, lawn, room etc. Its major products includes electrical products, flooring, home heating and cooling equipment, bathroom fittings, kitchen cabinets, paints, ceiling fans, interior doors, door hardware, decking, roofing, lighting products, and other home improvement products. The company has its headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States, serving many major locations across the Canada, Mexico, Australia and the United States. The company has over 1800 stores all over the world that serve on an average 15 million customers each week. The company has strength of 260,000 man-force. In almost all stores, the company sells its products under 12 different product categories, and some of them are nursery product, paint, lumber, tool etc. Lowes retails products of numerous prestigious private and public brands including Kichler, Kobalt, Allen, Master Forge, Holiday Living, Sta-Green, John Deere, Whirlpool, Samsung, Valspar etc. The company has approximately 40,000 products to retail, and on the other hand the company also retail products online through :Lowes.com, where over 500,000 different home improvement products are sold. Moving toward the company's international operations, the company has expanded its business to countries like Canada and Australia. Lowes entered Canadian market on 10th December, 2007 in Hamilton, Brampton, and almost after one year on 1st February 2008 the company introduced Three other stores in Toronto and Brampton. The company has over 33 stores in Canada, as per the report of 2013. In the Australia, the company has tie-up with Woolworths Limited and running stores with the name of Master Home Improvement. In Australia the company opened its first store on 31 August, 2011. Lowes is also listed in Fortune 100 company and its shares also traded on the New York Stock Exchange, and its ticker symbol is Low. As per the report of 2013, the company company had total sale of $53.4 billion, and earning was $2.3 billion. The company follows all the marketing strategies as company's products are marketed in television and radio commercials. Apart from this, the company also sponsors numerous racing championships like Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR Sprint Cup etc.