Tony T. Hurst

Part of RONA, Inc., Lowe's Companies Canada ULC is a Canadian home improvement company that serves approximately 20 million customers a week in the US and Canada. The company is based in Boucherville, Canada, and operates or services over 450 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats under different banners, which include Lowe's, RONA, Reno-Depot, and Dick's Lumber. The company has more than 26,000 associates in Canada, in addition to approximately 5,000 employees in the stores of independent affiliate dealers operating under the RONA banner. Founded in 1921, with fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly $90 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates.

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc. operates retail departmental stores. The company provides merchandise and services to consumers through the department stores, catalogues, and Internet. It markets family apparel, jewellery, shoes, accessories, toys, and home furnishings. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.