Lowes Foods is on a mission to redefine the traditional grocery store experience. The North Carolina-based retailer, a division of Alex Lee, is an entertainment destination centered around food, according to Tim Lowe, head of Alex Lee retail and president of Lowes Foods. Lowe spoke to The Shelby Report of the Southeast during the recent Carolinas Food Industry Council […]
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Lowes Foods began in 1954 as a single store in North Wilkesboro, NC, and has grown to become a major supermarket chain operating in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
The company grew rapidly during the 1960s, ’70s and early ’80s. Today the company operates close to 100 stores and continues to open new stores throughout North and South Carolina. The brand continued to expand by opening its first Lowes Foods Fuel station in 2007. In 2010, a new Lowes Foods concept store was opened in Hickory, NC and in 2011, we introduced a new value format called Just$ave.
In 2013, the brand set out to break the mold of the standard supermarket and create a distinctive grocery shopping experience worthy of our Carolina roots. The development began with in depth consumer research and a series of overnight workshops designed to get the very best ideas from managers across all facets of the business including all store managers and many from MDI.
This spirit of transformation is being carried through all of the Lowes Foods and Just$ave stores, and, the spark of innovation has led to continued development of new concepts to further differentiate our stores. While selection may vary from store to store, our commitment to quality, value and service are the same no matter where you shop.
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Lowes Foods’ Growth Strategy Includes Adding, Remodeling Stores
Lowes Foods opened a new location July 25 in Aiken, South Carolina. This expansion marks the grocer’s first entry into the greater Augusta, Georgia, market and falls in line with its growth strategy to invest in new stores and remodel older locations. As part of the strategy, Alex Lee Retail, Lowes Foods’ parent company, is […]
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Lowes Foods Elevates Food Safety, Productivity With SmartSense
SmartSense by Digi has begun a new strategic relationship with Lowes Foods to automate asset health monitoring, integrate proactive maintenance and digitize food safety. Lowes Foods is owned by Alex Lee Inc., along with IGA and KJ’s Market locations. The SmartSense IoT Sensing-as-a-Service framework will protect more than 5,000 assets across 141 Lowes Foods locations. Founded […]
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Lowes Foods Opening Two More Stores In NC
Lowes Foods, a Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based grocer, has signed leases for two new stores in Lexington and Waxhaw. Construction and opening schedules have not been determined. The stores are in addition to the previously announced locations coming to Aiken, South Carolina; Concord, North Carolina; Indian Land, South Carolina; Kannapolis, North Carolina; Marble Hill, Georgia; Summerville, […]