About Lowe's
History
Community Involvement
Lowe’s is a great American success story, more than 60 years in the making. Our founder, Carl Buchan, had a vision – to create a national chain of hardware stores, dedicated to helping people improve the places they call home.
 
Over the past six decades, that vision has grown from a single small town store, to a respected FORTUNE 50 ® industry leader with more than 1,675 stores in all 50 states, Canada and Mexico in 2009.
 
Use the interactive timeline below to see highlights from our past, or choose to learn more about our proud history.
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