[Sarajevo]

I tend to patronize Lowe's more often than HD only because my neighbor works at Lowes. OTT, I see them as the same store, same stuff, with a different color theme.

I'm not a fan of these big-box franchise stores. Everywhere I see Home Depot, I can find a Lowe's nearby. The same goes for Dollar General and the Dollar Store, McDonald's and BK, Church's and KFC, etc, etc, etc. It's the epitome of over-development.

[CONSERVE]

Lowes model was to drive out Home Depot so yes they built the stores in areas close to HD. They also tend to try and build wherever a Walmart goes up. They did not build in the Wisconsin and Minn areas until recently when Menards started moving into territory that Lowes was the leader in.