New Lowe’s stores

In the second quarter of the current financial year, Lowe’s opened 22 new stores, one of which is a relocation. This means that, as of the cutoff date of 2 August 2002, the company had an overall total of 806 outlets with a combined retail area of approx. 8.2 mio m². About 20 more new stores are scheduled for the current third quarter. The list of new openings for the entire financial year includes 123 outlets.