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Every Light in the House
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"Every Light in the House"
Single by Trace Adkins
from the album Dreamin' Out Loud
B-side
"If I Fall (You're Goin' with Me)"[1]
Released
August 20, 1996[2]
Format
CD Single
Genre
Country
Length
2:59
Label
Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Kent Robbins
Producer(s)
Scott Hendricks
Trace Adkins singles chronology
"There's a Girl in Texas"
(1996) "Every Light in the House"
(1996) "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing"
(1997)
"There's a Girl in Texas"
(1996) "Every Light in the House"
(1996) "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing"
(1997)
Music video
"Every Light in the House" at CMT.com
"Every Light in the House" is a song written by Kent Robbins and recorded by American country music artist Trace Adkins. It was released in August 1996 as the second single from his debut album Dreamin' Out Loud. It was his first Top 5 single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, where it peaked at #3.
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1 Content
2 Critical reception
3 Music video
4 Chart performance
5 Parodies
6 References
7 External links
Content[edit]
The song is a mid-tempo ballad mostly accompanied by piano and fiddle in which the narrator was recently split from his wife. He literally turns every single light on in the house and keeps them on for her in case she wants to return to his side all the while paying absolutely no attention to the intense electrical hazard this will cause or the financial burden that will ensue.
Critical reception[edit]
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Adkin's deep, powerful voice does justice to the yearning in this lyric about a man who has left the lights on waiting for his lover to return."[3] Rick Cohoon of Allmusic gave the song a favorable review, calling it a "creative approach to the age-old 'goodbye, I miss you' song." He commended Adkins' voice for "communicat[ing] pain so well" despite the singer's stature, although he considered some of the similes forced (e.g. "the backyard's bright as the crack of dawn").[4]
Music video[edit]
The music video for this song is in black-and-white, and begins with Adkins sitting on the porch of a house with his dog after his woman left home. He then gets off the porch, and he and some workers get to work on a power generator. Scenes also feature him singing inside of the same house which also featured an alternative sub chorus "Drinkin' Bush Light til the crack of dawn" whilst a slew of empty Busch cans can be seen next to the generator, ultimately this scene and lyric was scrubbed and the original was used.
Chart performance[edit]
"Every Light in the House" debuted at number 72 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated August 24, 1996. It charted for 21 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 3 on the country chart dated December 14, 1996, giving Adkins the first Top 5 single of his career. In addition, it peaked at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, also marking his first entry on that chart.
Chart (1996)
Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 78
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 3
Parodies[edit]
On his 1998 album Did I Shave My Back for This?, country parodist Cledus T. Judd parodied the song as "Every Light in the House Is Blown". Trace Adkins is featured in the music video.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
Jump up ^ AOL Music profile for "Every Light in the House is On"
Jump up ^ Billboard, August 24, 1996
Jump up ^ Cohoon, Rick. "Trace Adkins - "Every Light in the House is On"". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
Jump up ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9900." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 9, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Trace Adkins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
Jump up ^ "Trace Adkins Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Studio albums
Dreamin' Out Loud
Big Time
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Chrome
Comin' On Strong
Songs About Me
Dangerous Man
X
Cowboy's Back in Town
Proud to Be Here
Love Will...
The King's Gift
Something's Going On
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits Collection, Vol. 1
American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II
The Definitive Greatest Hits: 'Til the Last Shot's Fired
Notable singles
"There's a Girl in Texas"
"Every Light in the House"
"(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing"
"I Left Something Turned On at Home"
"The Rest of Mine"
"Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
"Big Time"
"Don't Lie"
"More"
"I'm Gonna Love You Anyway"
"I'm Tryin'"
"Help Me Understand"
"Chrome"
"Then They Do"
"Hot Mama"
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"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
"Swing"
"Ladies Love Country Boys"
"I Wanna Feel Something"
"I Got My Game On"
"You're Gonna Miss This"
"Muddy Water"
"Marry for Money"
"All I Ask For Anymore"
"This Ain't No Love Song"
"Brown Chicken Brown Cow"
"Just Fishin'"
"Million Dollar View"
"Jesus and Jones"
"Still a Soldier"
Guest singles
"Hillbilly Bone" (with Blake Shelton)
Related articles
Discography
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JDBC driver
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A JDBC driver is a software component enabling a Java application to interact with a database.[1] JDBC drivers are analogous to ODBC drivers, ADO.NET data providers, and OLE DB providers.
To connect with individual databases, JDBC (the Java Database Connectivity API) requires drivers for each database. The JDBC driver gives out the connection to the database and implements the protocol for transferring the query and result between client and database.
JDBC technology drivers fit into one of four categories.[2]
JDBC-ODBC bridge
Native-API driver
Network-Protocol driver (Middleware driver)
Database-Protocol driver (Pure Java driver) or thin driver.
Contents
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1 Type 1 driver – JDBC-ODBC bridge
1.1 Advantages
1.2 Disadvantages
2 Type 2 driver – Native-API driver
2.1 Advantages
2.2 Disadvantages
3 Type 3 driver – Network-Protocol driver (middleware driver)
3.1 Functions
3.2 Advantages
3.3 Disadvantages
4 Type 4 driver – Database-Protocol driver (Pure Java driver)
4.1 Advantages
4.2 Disadvantages
5 List of JDBC drivers
6 See also
7 References
Type 1 driver – JDBC-ODBC bridge[edit]
Schematic of the JDBC-ODBC bridge
The JDBC type 1 driver, also known as the JDBC-ODBC bridge, is a database driver implementation that employs the ODBC driver to connect to the database. The driver converts JDBC method calls into ODBC function calls.
The driver is platform-dependent as it makes use of ODBC which in turn depends on native libraries of the underlying operating system the JVM is running upon. Also, use of this driver leads to other installation dependencies; for example, ODBC must be installed on the computer having the driver and the database must support an ODBC driver. The use of this driver is discouraged if the alternative of a pure-Java driver is available. The other implication is that any application using a type 1 driver is non-portable given the binding between the driver and platform. This technology isn't suitable for a high-transaction environment. Type 1 drivers also don't support the complete Java command set and are limited by the functionality of the ODBC driver.
Sun (now Oracle) provided a JDBC-ODBC Bridge driver: sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver. This driver is native code and not Java, and is closed source. Sun's/Oracle's JDBC-ODBC Bridge was removed in Java 8 (other vendors' are available).[3][4][5][6]
If a driver has been written so that loading it causes an instance to be created and also calls DriverManager.registerDriver with that instance as the parameter (as it should do), then it is in the DriverManager's list of drivers and available for creating a connection.
It may sometimes be the case that more than one JDBC driver is capable of connecting to a given URL. For example, when connecting to a given remote database, it might be possible to use a JDBC-ODBC bridge driver, a JDBC-to-generic-network-protocol driver, or a driver supplied by the database vendor. In such cases, the order in which the drivers are tested is significant because the DriverManager will use the first driver it finds that can successfully connect to the given URL.
First the DriverManager tries to use each driver in the order it was registered. (The drivers listed in jdbc.drivers are always registered first.) It will skip any drivers that are untrusted code unless they have been loaded from the same source as the code that is trying to open the connection.
It tests the drivers by calling the method Driver.connect on each one in turn, passing them the URL that the user originally passed to the method DriverManager.getConnection. The first driver that recognizes the URL makes the connection.
Advantages[edit]
Almost any database for which an ODBC driver is installed can be accessed, and data can be retrieved.
Disadvantages[edit]
Performance overhead since the calls have to go through the JDBC bridge to the ODBC driver, then to the native database connectivity interface (thus may be slower than other types of drivers).
The ODBC driver needs to be installed on the client machine.
Not suitable for applets, because the ODBC driver needs to be installed on the client.
Specific ODBC drivers are not always available on all platforms; hence, portability of this driver is limited.
No support from JDK 1.8 (Java 8) .
Type 2 driver – Native-API driver[edit]
Schematic of the Native API driver
The JDBC type 2 driver, also known as the Native-API driver, is a database driver implementation that uses the client-side libraries of the database. The driver converts JDBC method calls into native calls of the database API. For example: Oracle OCI driver is a type 2 driver.
Advantages[edit]
As there is no implementation of JDBC-ODBC bridge, it may be considerably faster than a Type 1 driver.
Disadvantages[edit]
The vendor client library needs to be installed on the client machine.
Not all databases have a client-side library.
This driver is platform dependent.
This driver supports all Java applications except applets.
Type 3 driver – Network-Protocol driver (middleware driver)[edit]
Schematic of the Network Protocol driver
The JDBC type 3 driver, also known as the Pure Java driver for database middleware,[7] is a database driver implementation which makes use of a middle tier between the calling program and the database. The middle-tier (application server) converts JDBC calls directly or indirectly into a vendor-specific database protocol.
This differs from the type 4 driver in that the protocol conversion logic resides not at the client, but in the middle-tier. Like type 4 drivers, the type 3 driver is written entirely in Java.
The same client-side JDBC driver may be used for multiple databases. It depends on the number of databases the middleware has been configured to support. The type 3 driver is platform-independent as the platform-related differences are taken care of by the middleware. Also, making use of the middleware provides additional advantages of security and firewall access.
Functions[edit]
Sends JDBC API calls to a middle-tier net server that translates the calls into the DBMS-specific network protocol.The translated calls are then sent to a particular DBMS.
Follows a three-tier communication approach.
Can interface to multiple databases – Not vendor specific.
The JDBC Client driver written in java, communicates with a middleware-net-server using a database independent protocol, and then this net server translates this request into database commands for that database.
Thus the client driver to middleware communication is database independent.
Advantages[edit]
Since the communication between client and the middleware server is database independent, there is no need for the database vendor library on the client. The client need not be changed for a new database.
The middleware server (which can be a full-fledged J2EE Application server) can provide typical middleware services like caching (of connections, query results, etc.), load balancing, logging, and auditing.
A single driver can handle any database, provided the middleware supports it.
E.g.: IDA Server
Disadvantages[edit]
Requires database-specific coding to be done in the middle tier.
The middleware layer added may result in additional latency, but is typically overcome by using better middleware services.
Type 4 driver – Database-Protocol driver (Pure Java driver)[edit]
Schematic of the Native-Protocol driver
The JDBC type 4 driver, also known as the Direct to Database Pure Java Driver, is a database driver implementation that converts JDBC calls directly into a vendor-specific database protocol.
Written completely in Java, type 4 drivers are thus platform independent. They install inside the Java Virtual Machine of the client. This provides better performance than the type 1 and type 2 drivers as it does not have the overhead of conversion of calls into ODBC or database API calls. Unlike the type 3 drivers, it does not need associated software to work.
As the database protocol is vendor specific, the JDBC client requires separate drivers, usually vendor supplied, to connect to different types of databases. This type includes, for example, the widely used Oracle thin driver.
Advantages[edit]
Completely implemented in Java to achieve platform independence.
These drivers don't translate the requests into an intermediary format (such as ODBC).
The client application connects directly to the database server. No translation or middleware layers are used, improving performance.
The JVM can manage all aspects of the application-to-database connection; this can facilitate debugging.
Disadvantages[edit]
Drivers are database specific, as different database vendors use widely different (and usually proprietary) network protocols.
List of JDBC drivers[edit]
List of jdbc vendors registered with Oracle
List of drivers registered with Oracle
Open Source Performance Benchmark
See also[edit]
ADO.NET
OLE DB
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
XQJ (XQuery API for Java)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Java SE Technologies - Database"
Jump up ^ Sun JDBC Overview
Jump up ^ Oracle. "JDBC-ODBC Bridge". https://docs.oracle.com/. Retrieved 27 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
Jump up ^ "Life after sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver". Universal Data Access Technology Blog. OpenLink Software. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2016-11-18. JDBC-to-ODBC Bridge, in both Type 1 and Type 3 forms, has been available and regularly updated since its original release for JDBC 1.
Jump up ^ https://www.progress.com/connectors/sequelink
Jump up ^ http://www.easysoft.com/blog/java-8.html
Jump up ^ http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19509-01/820-5069/ggzci/index.html
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Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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Industry
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Predecessor
Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware
Founded
1946; 72 years ago (1946)
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina[1]
Founder
Lucius Smith Lowe
Carl Buchan
Headquarters
Mooresville, North Carolina, U.S.
Number of locations
1,857 (as of January 2016)[2]
Areas served
United States
Canada
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Key people
Robert Niblock[3] (Chairman, President and CEO)
Products
Home Improvement, appliances
Revenue
$65.02 billion (FY 2017)[4]
Operating income
$5.2 billion (FY 2017)[4]
Net income
$3.06 billion (FY 2017)[4]
Total assets
$34.41 billion (FY 2017)[4]
Total equity
$6.43 billion (FY 2017)[4]
Number of employees
265,000 (2014)[2]
Subsidiaries
Orchard Supply Hardware
Rona, Inc.
Maintenance Supply Headquarters
Central Wholesalers, Inc.
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lowes.com
Lowe's Companies, Inc. /loʊz/, doing business as Lowe's, and stylized as LOWE'S, is a Fortune 500[5] American company that operates a chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, as of January 2018, Lowe’s and its related businesses operate more than 2,370 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 290,000 people.
Lowe's is the second-largest hardware chain[6] in the United States behind The Home Depot and ahead of Menards. Globally, Lowe's is also the second-largest hardware chain, again behind The Home Depot but ahead of the European stores B&Q and OBI.
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The first Lowe's store, Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware, was first opened in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina in 1921 by Lucius Smith Lowe (1879 - 1940).[7][8][9] After Lowe died in 1940, the business was inherited by his daughter Ruth, who sold the company to her brother Jim that same year. Jim took on Carl Buchan as a partner in 1943.[10]
Buchan anticipated the dramatic increase in construction after World War II, and under his management, the store focused on hardware and building materials.[11] Before then, the product mix had also included notions, dry goods, horse tack, snuff, produce, and groceries. The company bought a second location in Sparta, North Carolina in 1949.
Lowe and Buchan differed on expanding the company to new areas and they split in 1952 with Buchan (himself) taking control of the hardware and building supply business and Lowe taking other joint ventures the two controlled (including a car dealership). Buchan became the sole owner of Lowe's. In 1954, Lowe started the Lowes Foods grocery store chain.
By 1955, Buchan quickly expanded the company by opening stores in the North Carolina cities of Asheville, Charlotte, and Durham. More stores opened through the 1950s.
In 1961, Buchan died of a heart attack at age 44.[12] His five-man executive team, which included Robert Strickland and Leonard Herring, took the company public in 1961.[13] By 1962, Lowe's operated 21 stores and reported annual revenues of $32 million.[14] Lowe's began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1979.[10]
Lowe's suffered in the 1980s due to market conditions and increasing competition from the new big-box store chain, The Home Depot. For a while, Lowe's resisted adopting the mega-store format partly because its management believed the smaller towns where Lowe's mostly operated would not even support huge stores. However, Lowe's eventually had to adopt the big-box format in order to survive. Today, most Lowe's stores are part of the big-box variety, although some classic format stores remain in smaller markets.
Lowe's has since grown nationally, as it was aided by the purchase of the Renton, Washington-based Eagle Hardware & Garden company in 1999.[15] It is now the 2nd largest home improvement store chain in North America and has begun expanding outside the United States. The first store outside of United States was in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[citation needed]
According to their website, Lowe's has operated/serviced more than 2,355 locations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico alone.[16]
Corporate affairs[edit]
Lowe's #487 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
A typical Lowe's storefront in Santa Clara, California.
Interior in Orlando, Florida (2004)
Headquarters[edit]
United States
The Lowe's corporate headquarters is located in Mooresville, North Carolina. The Mooresville facility, the newest Lowe's corporate campus, is 25 miles (40 km) north of Charlotte and contains a five-story, 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m2) building along with two newer seven story buildings. The building has a central atrium and two office wings; the atrium houses a food court, a five-story spiral staircase, and meeting and reception rooms. A 7-acre (2.8 ha) lake flows underneath the headquarters building.
Lowe's former corporate headquarters is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the county in which it was founded. Lowe's still maintains a major corporate presence in the county, where it employs over 2,400 people. The Central Production Office is located in the former Wilkes Mall, which Lowe's purchased in 1997. Since then, the entire 440,000 square-foot campus has been remodeled and includes a full service food court, a doctors office, and gym within the gated campus.[17]
Canada
The headquarters of subsidiary Lowe’s Companies Canada, ULC is located in Boucherville, Quebec, due to the merger with Rona. Prior to 2016, Lowe's Canada was headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.[18]
Environmental record[edit]
Lowe's won eight consecutive Energy Star awards from 2003 to 2010, including four Energy Star Partner of the Year awards for educating consumers about the benefits of energy efficiency. On March 1, 2010, Lowe's also became the first winner of the Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award in Retail, to recognize its contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by promoting energy-efficient products and educating consumers and employees on the value of the Energy Star program.[19] In 2000, Lowe's released a policy promising that all wood products sold would not be sourced from rainforests.[20] However, according to a 2006 report released by the Environmental Investigation Agency, wood used in flooring that Lowe’s was selling had been coming from the forests of Indonesia’s remote Papua Province, where some logging was estimated to be illegal.[21]
Advertising and sponsorships[edit]
In 2006, Lowe's partnered with designer Marianne Cusato to develop and offer affordable house plans for the hurricane-affected Gulf region. Lowe's is the exclusive retailer for both the plans and building materials for the Lowe's Katrina Cottage. They offer easy construction and affordability, as well as the possibility of expansion. Moreover, they meet all international building codes and exceed hurricane codes.
Lowe's has a wide variety of television and radio commercials. A significant number of different racing-inspired commercials can be seen and are often played outside of television race coverage. Before 2010, when he was replaced by Ben Yannette, Gene Hackman's voice could be heard on many commercial advertisements for Lowe's.[22]
In 2006, Lowe's began sponsoring the radio broadcast booth of the New York Yankees. Frequently during every game Yankees announcer John Sterling stated "We are coming to you live from the Lowe's Broadcast Booth. Lowe's: Let's build something together.".[citation needed] The tag line was changed in September 2011 to 'Never Stop Improving'.
Racing sponsorships[edit]
The Lowe's-sponsored team of Jimmie Johnson's pit box
Lowe's purchased naming rights of Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, in 1998, and the speedway changed names to Lowe's Motor Speedway. After the ten year naming rights expired, Lowe's extended naming rights by one year.[23] After the one-year extension expired, Lowe's discontinued naming rights, and as of the 2010 racing season the racetrack returned to its original name. Lowe's is an associate sponsor of several Speedway Motorsports, Inc. properties such as Atlanta Motor Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway.
The corporation is the primary sponsor for 7-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 Chevrolet SS and it was a part-time sponsor of the former No. 5 Nationwide Series car; both teams are owned by Hendrick Motorsports. Prior to the current sponsorship deal with Hendrick Motorsports, Lowe's was the sponsor of the No. 31 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing driven by Mike Skinner and Robby Gordon from 1997 to 2001. Prior to the RCR deal, Lowe's was the primary sponsor of the No. 11 Ford driven by Brett Bodine for Junior Johnson & Associates and later his own team, Brett Bodine Racing (after Bodine bought the No. 11 from Johnson). One of the company's earliest forays into racing sponsorship was in 1979, when it sponsored the No. 2 Buick of the Rod Osterlund team in what was then known the Winston Cup Series, for the Talladega 500. The car was driven in that race by David Pearson, subbing for injured rookie Dale Earnhardt. Lowe's would continue with sporadic car sponsorship throughout the next two decades until the aforementioned Bodine sponsorship in 1995.
Lowe's also sponsors Fernandez Racing in the American Le Mans Series and previously sponsored the team in the Rolex Sports Car Series; in that series, Lowe's sponsors the No. 99 Gainsco Stallings Racing Pontiac in events where Johnson is driving.
All-American Muslim advertising[edit]
Lowe's withdrew its advertising from the TLC reality television show All-American Muslim in December 2011.[24] A spokesperson for Lowe's said that "we understand the program raised concerns, complaints, or issues from multiple sides of the viewer spectrum, which we found after doing research of news articles and blogs covering the show".[24]
Lowe's faced a backlash from several quarters, including Muslim-American and Arab-American organizations. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee called upon members to contact Lowe's to urge it to reverse its position.[25] The Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations met to consider possible actions, including boycotts and protests.[26] Several celebrities also called for a boycott.[26] California State Senator Ted Lieu called Lowe's decision "naked religious bigotry" and said he would consider legislative action if Lowe's did not apologize to Muslim-Americans and reinstate the ads.[27] Abraham Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League expressed similar views.[28] Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress, criticized Lowe's decision to "uphold the beliefs of a fringe hate group and not the creed of the First Amendment".[26] Representative John Conyers of Michigan called on Lowe's to apologize. Michigan state representative Rashida Tlaib contacted the company's corporate headquarters, reporting that Lowe's declined to change its decision.[25]
Canada[edit]
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Lowe's opened its first three stores in Canada on December 10, 2007, in Hamilton, Brampton and Brantford. On February 1, 2008, they opened three more stores in Toronto, East Gwillimbury, and a second store in Brampton as well as a new location in Maple (Vaughan).[29] Currently, additional stores are under construction, with 19 now open in the province of Ontario. Lowe's also recently announced expansion into Western Canada, starting with three new stores in Calgary, Alberta. One of the three locations opened in late September 2010. The other two opened in early 2011. There are now stores in British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. To date (2018) Lowe's has 62 locations in Canada. Each store represents an average investment of $20.5 million ($20.4 million USD).[30]
In February 2013, former Walmart Canada and Loblaw Companies executive Sylvain Prud'homme was hired as CEO of Lowe's Canada.[31]
On May 11, 2015, Lowe's Canada announced that it would acquire the leases of 13 former Target Canada stores, as well as an Ontario distribution centre, for $151 million.[32]
In 2012, Lowe's attempted to buy Rona, Inc., a Quebec-based hardware chain; however, the deal was met with objections from Rona shareholders (particularly the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) and operators of its franchised locations over concerns that the company could centralize its supply operations in the United States, and was eventually called off.[31] On February 3, 2016, Rona announced that it had accepted an offer to be acquired by Lowe's for CDN$3.2 billion, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The division will remain under the leadership of Sylvain Prud'homme, but will be operated out of Rona's headquarters in Boucherville. Lowe's plans to maintain Rona's retail banners, "key" executives, and the "vast majority of its current employees" post-acquisition.[33]
As of 2016, Together Lowe's Canada and Rona have 539 store locations.
Australia[edit]
Trading as Masters Home Improvement, the first store opened in Braybrook, Victoria to tradesmen on August 31, 2011 and the general public on September 1, 2011. Masters is a joint venture of the Lowe's Companies, Inc. and Woolworths Limited to compete against the Wesfarmers'-owned Bunnings Warehouse, which operates in the large bigbox format similar to Lowe's and Home Depot.
The stores will be 1/3 owned by Lowe's Companies Inc. (USA) and 2/3 owned by Woolworths Limited (Australian Owned Public Company Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)).
On 18 January 2016 Woolworths announced that it intended to "either sell or wind up" all its home improvement area, including the Masters hardware chain. Chairman Gordon Cairns said that it would take years to become profitable and that the ongoing losses could not be sustained. The windup will involve Woolworths buying back a 33.3 per cent interest in the venture, held by the Lowe's subsidiary WDR Delaware Corporation. As of 28 August 2016 all stores are due to cease trading on, or before, 11 December 2016.
Lawsuits[edit]
Lowe's was involved in a small cluster of class action lawsuits that revolved around Lowe's employee payment system. The cases focused on a pay practice known as "variable rate overtime". Variable rate overtime has the effect of paying a decreasing overtime rate the more hours a person works in a week. The suits alleged that salaried managers who worked 40 to 50 hours per week were improperly compensated for that time. The variable rate overtime ended in the first quarter of 2006.
The first case was filed in October 2002 by employees of the Lowe's store in Shawnee, Kansas. In September 2005, the cases were certified as class action. Lowe's has four similar cases in New York, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The lawsuits for New York, Indiana, and Kansas resulted in an out-of-court settlement on September 22, 2006.[34]
The lawsuit in Pennsylvania became a class-action lawsuit in June 2004, with 550 employees.[35][36] The case in Ohio was filed by ten former Lowe’s employees, in August 2004.[37]
Lowe's faced multiple lawsuits from its Loss Prevention Managers citing that they were classified as exempt employees and therefore denied overtime pay. The managers asserted that they were forced to work a minimum of 48 hours per week which saved Lowe's and its investors millions of dollars every year. Lawsuits have been settled for $2.95 million in California and $6.2 million in Texas.[38]
In 2014, Lowe's faced a class action lawsuit from former and current Human Resource Managers. Similarly to the lawsuit regarding its Loss Prevention Managers, the lawsuit stated that the HR Managers were improperly and illegally classified as exempt employees and were therefore denied overtime even though they were required to work 48-hour weeks.[39]
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