Lowe's Closing 20 Stores In 15 States
UNDATED (AP) - Home-improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. says it will close 20 underperforming stores in 15 states and cut 1,950 jobs in order to focus on more profitable locations.
Here are the stores set to be closed:
CALIFORNIA
Los Banos
Westminster
COLORADO
Denver
ILLINOIS
Aurora
Oswego
LOUISIANA
Chalmette
MAINE
Biddeford
Ellsworth
MASSACHUSETTS
Haverhill
MICHIGAN
Ionia
MINNESOTA
Rogers
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Claremont
Hooksett
Manchester
WBZ-TV's Lauren Leamanczyk spoke with former employees in New Hampshire.
NEW JERSEY
Old Bridge
NEW YORK
Batavia
RHODE ISLAND
N. Kingstown
VIRGINIA
Emporia
WASHINGTON
S. Tacoma
WISCONSIN
Brown Deer
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