Lowe's CEO says AI isn't just about replacing jobs

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Marvin Ellison, chairman and CEP of Lowe's, speaks during the Business Roundtable CEO Workforce Forum in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison is bullish on AI in retail.

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Target's Black Friday giveaway is getting dragged on social media: 'That's diabolical'

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Shoppers wait outside a Target store in Westbury, New York, U.S., November 28, 2025.
Shoppers wait outside a Target store in Westbury, New York, on Black Friday.

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Lowe's salaries revealed: How much the home improvement retailer pays for tech jobs

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A customer enters a Lowe's store in California.
Home improvement retailer Lowe's is increasingly tapping AI to improve the customer experience.

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People aren't spending like they used to and it's forcing companies like Nike and Walgreens to make drastic changes

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Discount signs
American consumers are getting tighter with their wallets and pickier about deals.

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Lowe's average customer is a white baby boomer who spent $809 there last year

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Lowe's shoppers tends to skew more rural than their more urban counterparts at Home Depot.

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Some shoppers are spending big money on 'craft ice' fridges and high-tech washing machines, Lowe's exec says

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Appliances for sale at Lowe's.
Appliances for sale at Lowe's.

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I visited Home Depot and Lowe's to see how the home improvement stores stack up for both pros and DIYers

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Home Depot and Lowe's locations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Home Depot and Lowe's locations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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I shopped at Home Depot and Lowe's for holiday decorations, and one store made me feel like I'd stepped into a winter wonderland

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Holiday decorations at a Lowe's store.
A view of the holiday decor available at Lowe's this year.

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Costco, Lowe's, Best Buy, and Tractor Supply are winning the battle against retail theft in a strikingly similar way

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A sales associate processes the purchase of a hard drive at a Best Buy store after doors opened at 5 a.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Lone Tree, Colo.
A sales associate processes a purchase at a Best Buy store in Colorado. Retailers say adequate staffing is one way to fight retail theft.

Lowe's CEO says the 'greatest deterrent' for retail theft is hiring and training workers

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Earlier this year, Ellison said Lowe's spending on employee compensation had increased by $3 billion since 2018, and would grow by another $1 billion over the next three years.

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