U.S. home improvement giant entered Canada about a year ago, and it finally made it's way into my neighborhood. Whenever we visited out in-laws in the States we'd make a special trip there because they always seemed to have something different compared to it's competitors.
This weekend we made the inaugural quick trip to Lowes since we just happened to be close by running errands. Nice new shiny store, full selection of appliances, cabinetry, and garden supplies. Clean and organized product isles and and abundance of store help. Noticeably more variety of products that any of it's competitors. Although it can fully service contractors, it's really women friendly which is a smart market segment.
Compared to Home Depot, Rona and Canadian Tire. No comparison. Those stores are dusty, unfriendly, under stocked, unknowledgeable, and dinosaurs in my opinion. It's unlikely that they'll go bankrupt any time soon because of a few Lowes stores, but eating into profits can't be good news. There's something to be said about not resting on ones laurels, which is what HD and Rona are still doing after all these years.
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