Lowe's Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate as a home improvement retailer in the United States and Canada. The company provides a range of products and services for home decoration, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and property maintenance. It offers home improvement products in various categories, such as appliances, lumber, flooring, paint, millwork, fashion plumbing, building materials, lighting, tools, lawn and landscape products, hardware, seasonal living, cabinets and countertops, home style and organization, rough plumbing, outdoor power equipment, nursery, rough electrical, and home environment. The company's products also include boards, panel products, irrigation pipes, vinyl sidings, and ladders. It serves homeowners and renters, including do-it-yourself and do-it-for-me customers, and others buying for personal and family use; and commercial business customers, such as repair and remodeling contractors, electricians, landscapers, painters, plumbers, and commercial and residential property maintenance professionals. Lowe's also offers its products online. As of February 1, 2008, it operated 1,534 stores in 50 states and Canada. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Mooresville, North Carolina. Target: 35.00