Founded in 1946, LoweÍs has grown from a small town hardware store in North Carolina to the second largest home improvement retailer worldwide. Lowe's entered the Canadian market in 2007 and is currently the fastest growing home improvement retailer in Canada. With 55 store locations in 4 provinces, and a popular ecommerce website, LoweÍs Canada serves over 150,000 customers every day. LoweÍs continues to focus on its Canadian growth and bringing the LoweÍs brand closer to the customer. When LoweÍs opens a new store, we invest in the community. We work hard to be a good neighbor and weÍre committed to supporting efforts that enrich the lives of our employees, our customers, and the communities in which we operate. Since entering Canada, LoweÍs has invested in supporting community improvement projects, providing safe and affordable housing, and building interest and generating awareness amongst youth about skilled trades education and careers in Canada. Within these areas, LoweÍs is primarily committed to supporting the projects that have the greatest impact in our communities, and that align with our core business of home improvement. Although times have changed since we first opened our doors in Canada, LoweÍs values have not: the company remains committed to offering a differentiated assortment of home improvement products, while delivering superior customer service.