Industry
Retail
Lowe’s
Headquarters
Mooresville, North Carolina
Employees
~300K associates
Lowe's at a glance
Lowe’s grew from one small-town hardware store in North Carolina to one of the largest home improvement retailers in the world. Then and now, we’re committed to helping homeowners, renters and Pros improve their homes and businesses. Our team proudly serves approximately 19 million customer transactions per week in the United States and Canada. Lowe’s operates or services nearly 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates.
2400
Diverse associates without 4-year degrees hired into family-sustaining jobs
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Promotions of diverse associates with family sustaining jobs without a 4-year degree
Lowe’s
Lowe’s grew from one small-town hardware store in North Carolina to one of the largest home improvement retailers in the world. Then and now, we’re committed to helping homeowners, renters and Pros improve their homes and businesses. Our team proudly serves approximately 19 million customer transactions per week in the United States and Canada. Lowe’s operates or services nearly 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates.
Lowe's OneTen Commitment
• Increase hiring of Diverse talent to obtain family-sustaining jobs that do not require a 4 year college degree.
• Improve retention, upskilling, and advancement practices to support diverse talent
• We will work closely with talent partners, leading nonprofits and other skill credentialing organizations who support the development of diverse talent.
“For numerous reasons, we must be invested in our communities, our customers, and our associates. My philosophy is simple, if we take care of our associates, they will elevate the service to our customers, and happy customers shop more often and that creates shareholder value. This is our equation for becoming an employer of choice”
- Marvin Ellison, CEO
Culture, Diversity, and Inclusion at Lowe’s
Diversity drives better ideas, positive business results and a greater connection with the communities we serve. Supported by our leadership team and Board of Directors, Lowe’s dedication to diversity and inclusion extends to every corner of our company. Some of our diversity and inclusion programs include associate-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs), partnerships with organizations such as the Executive Leadership Council and a focus on expanding our diverse supplier network. Lowe’s is committed to improving our culture, diversity and inclusion in everything we do.