Lowe's to open new stores in South Carolina and Missouri

Wednesday, July 16, 2008; Posted: 07:12 AM

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Jul 16, 2008 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- LOW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Lowe's Companies, a home improvement retailer, has announced that it will open two new stores in North Richland County, South Carolina and East Kansas City, Missouri.

The company said that the new Lowe's stores are expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Lowe's noted that each of the home improvement stores will have 103,000sqft of retail sales space. An additional garden center will offer a selection of flowers, bushes, trees and garden supplies tailored to the regional climate and lifestyle.

A store of this size represents an average investment in the community of approximately $12 million and creates up to 120 new jobs, the company added.

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