Record #:

10798

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Lowes Hardware Inc. has expanded again. The franchise opened in North Wilkesboro in 1946 under Carl Buchan. There are currently 31 outlets in eight states, including a new one that just opened in Belpre, Ohio. The store has plans to open a dozen more outlets in the next two years and to expand further throughout the southeast.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 1, June 1965, p10

Subject(s):

Lowe's (Firm) History; Hardware industry