Lowe's Canada

Lowe's Canada, Inc., often shortened to Lowe's, was a Canadian Division of American retail company Lowe's specializing in home improvement. Headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, the company operates a chain of retail stores in the Canada. As of October 28, 2022, Lowe's and its related businesses operated 2,181 home improvement and hardware stores in North America. The company operated in Canada until selling its operations (which will be consolidated under the RONA brand) to Sycamore Partners in 2023. History The first store outside the United States was in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. According to its website, Lowe's has operated/serviced more than 2,355 locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico alone, although the Mexican stores were closed in the late 2010s. Lowe's opened its first three stores in Canada on December 10, 2007, in Hamilton, Brampton and Brantford. On February 1, 2008, they opened three more stores in Toronto, East Gwillimbury, and a second store in Brampton as well as a new location in Maple (Vaughan). Lowe's also expanded into western Canada, starting with three new stores in Calgary, Alberta. One of the three locations opened in late September 2010. The other two opened in early 2011. There are now stores in British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. To date (2018) Lowe's has 62 locations in Canada. Each store represents an average investment of $20.5 million (US$20.4 million).