Lowe's Home Improvement

LOWE'S STORE SLATED FOR KINGSLAND

The Do-it-Yourself retailer invests $18.5 million to build one-stop shop for appliances, furnishings, building materials and lawn/garden products.

LOWE'S STORE SLATED FOR KINGSLAND
The Do-it-Yourself retailer invests $18.5 million to build one-stop shop for appliances, furnishings, building materials and lawn/garden products.

Mooresville, N.C. – A new Lowe's will soon be underway at Georgia Highway 40 and Haddock Road. The new LoweÕs store is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2006. The do-it-yourself retailer is known for helping homeowners find the right equipment and supplies to build, improve, beautify and enjoy their homes.

Lowe's is proud to offer 40,000 products under one roof. The home improvement warehouse store will have 117,000 square feet of retail sales space. An additional 31,600 square foot garden center will offer an impressive selection of flowers, bushes, trees and garden supplies tailored to the Georgia climate and lifestyle.

A store of this size represents an average investment for the company of $18.5 million and creates up to 175 new jobs.

Lowe's reaches out to the community through partnerships with the American Red Cross, United Way, Habitat for Humanity and the Home Safety Council to create safer homes. In addition, in 2005 Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation contributed more than $13 million to support educational and community projects across the country.

With fiscal year 2005 sales of $43.2 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE¨ 50 company that serves approximately 12 million customers a week at more than 1,250 home improvement stores in 49 states. Based in Mooresville, N.C., the 60-year old company is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

FAST FACTS ABOUT LOWE'S:
-First store opened in Georgia in 1968; currently has 53 stores in Georgia with stores under construction in Riverdale, South Warner Robins and Evans
-Employs approximately 185,000 people, including more than 9,100 employees in Georgia
-Nation's 2nd largest appliance retailer, with more than 250 models in stock daily.