Lowe's is closing dozens of stores across the US and Canada - here's the full list

Áine Cain

Nov 5, 2018, 20:46 IST

Lowe's is closing dozens of stores across the US and Canada - here's the full list

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In the US, Lowe's is closing stores in 13 states.

Lowe's is shutting down dozens of stores across the United States and Canada.
In a statement, the home-improvement retailer said that the stores in question were "underperforming."
Most of the stores slated to close won't shut their doors permanently until February.

Lowe's is closing dozens of stores throughout the United States and Canada.

The company announced the closure of 20 US-based Lowe's stores across 13 states in a statement today. In the statement, the company said that most associates at the affected stores "will be extended opportunities to transition to a similar role at a nearby Lowe's store."

But the closures aren't just happening in the US.

A number of Rona locations - a Canadian retailer that Lowe's acquired in 2016 - will also be shutting down in five Canadian provinces. In its statement, Lowe's said that 31 stores were closing in Canada. However, the official list of store closures only included 27 Rona stores.

The CBC reported that workers at one of the Newfoundland-based stores were blindsided by the news, as were union representatives at the the Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers, which represents a number of Rona employees. A union representative told the CBC that 250 of its union members were set to lose their jobs, and that employees had been called into a meeting and handed severance letters on Sunday.

In its statement, Lowe's said the stores slated for closure were all "underperforming," and that the closures would serve to "improve the overall health of its store portfolio." The stores are set to close by February 1, 2019, although certain US stores are closing immediately.

"While decisions that impact our associates are never easy, the store closures are a necessary step in our strategic reassessment as we focus on building a stronger business," Marvin Ellison, Lowe's president and CEO, said in the statement.

Here's the list of closing stores: