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Lowe's Headquarters & offices · Mooresville, North Carolina
Lowe's · Mooresville, North Carolina
A 275-acre headquarters campus built around a seven-acre lake that doubles as its stormwater system and irrigation reservoir.
The campus, the perks and a century of office history — from a 1921 hardware store in North Wilkesboro to Mooresville and a tech tower in Charlotte. Every number from Lowe's own filings, careers site and newsroom, and from the designers' project pages.
- 275 acresStore Support Center campus
- 5,000+associates at the Mooresville campus
- 100%tuition-free education program
- 15% offLowe's stock for every associate (ESPP)
Sources: Lowe's newsroom (drone tour, 2019) · LandDesign project page · talent.lowes.com (HQ Careers, Compensation & Benefits)
Companies / United States / Home Improvement Retail / Lowe's
THE STORE SUPPORT CENTER · MOORESVILLE
A destination-style workplace on 275 acres beside I-77
Lowe's calls its headquarters the Store Support Center. The 400,000 sq ft main building is wrapped in native planting and bluestone paths; a stream runs under the building and feeds cascading waterfalls and a seven-acre lake crossed by a pedestrian bridge. Inside, the offices are laid out in modules, each with a central 'neighborhood' of meeting room, storage and print area that also helps people find their way.
- 275 acres (≈ 111 ha)
- 7-acre lake with walking trails
- LEED Gold
- Main building 400,000 sq ft (≈ 37,161 m²)
- Architect: CJMW Architecture
- Landscape: LandDesign
The lake, the bridge and the trails
A stream runs under the main building and feeds cascading waterfalls and a seven-acre lake crossed by a pedestrian bridge, designed with landscape architect LandDesign.
The main buildings
CJMW Architecture designed the first two phases, including the 400,000 sq ft main building wrapped in native planting and bluestone paths.
Inside the Phase III towers
Rodgers Builders' LEED Gold Phase III added two seven-level office towers, a 145-seat auditorium and a central energy plant for the whole campus.
Facts: LandDesign project page · West & Stem Architecture project page (James Stem while at CJMW Architecture) · Lowe's newsroom drone tour (2019)
Two North Carolina headquarters sites
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Store Support Center (headquarters) | 1000 Lowes Blvd, Mooresville, NC 28117 |
| Lowe's Tech Hub (Design Center Tower) | 100 W. Worthington Ave, Charlotte, NC |
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 cover · Lowe's newsroom, June 25, 2019 · See them on the map ↓
Source: LandDesign · West & Stem Architecture · Rodgers Builders project pages · Lowe's newsroom (2019, 2022)
Office tour videos
Benefits (United States)
All associates can buy Lowe's stock at a 15% discount on the purchase price.
Company match of up to 4.25% when you contribute 6% of pay.
Up to 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and 4 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible full-time associates, plus adoption assistance.
Tuition-free education program; Track to the Trades adds upfront funding for trade certifications.
Most full-time associates start with around 10–15 days of combined vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time.
On store merchandise; associates with 25 years of service keep a lifetime discount.
Counseling and therapy sessions for associates and family, plus caregiver, digital well-being and addiction support.
Medical, dental and vision plans for all regular full-time and part-time associates.
Source: talent.lowes.com (Compensation & Benefits, HQ Careers) · Form 10-K FY2025
Why people stay: what Lowe's itself says
More than 85% of store leadership positions were filled internally in the last year.
Over $24 million invested in education benefits in 2024, helping more than 5,500 associates toward degrees.
Associates who began trades education since 2022 — apprentice certifications in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, appliance repair and more.
More than 90% of associates answered the annual engagement survey in fiscal 2025; leaders use it to improve the associate experience.
Paid to associates and families facing hardship in 2024, funded by associate contributions and Lowe's matching.
Week-long immersive programs for district and store managers at the Lowe's University training center, plus new mentor programs.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Human Capital · talent.lowes.com/compensation-benefits
Who works here
associates (167,000 full-time, 109,000 part-time), Jan 30, 2026
associates supported at the Mooresville Store Support Center
tech associates at the Charlotte Tech Hub
associates in India (Dec 31, 2025)
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 · talent.lowes.com/hqcareers · Proxy statement 2026 (pay-ratio exclusions)
Pay at Lowe's
The median associate is a full-time hourly employee in the United States. The CEO earned 578 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 (DEF 14A), CEO Pay Ratio
Office history: from a small-town hardware store to a lakeside campus
- 1921 Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware
L.S. Lowe opened a general store in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Besides hardware and building materials it sold sewing notions, dry goods, horse tack, snuff, produce and groceries.
Source: corporate.lowes.com, Our History
Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware, North Wilkesboro, 1921 · © Lowe's Companies, Inc. (official history page) - 1946 Carl Buchan refocuses on home improvement
Co-owner Carl Buchan turned the business toward home improvement products only; a second store opened in Sparta, N.C., in 1949.
Source: corporate.lowes.com, Our History
Lowe's second store, Sparta, N.C., 1949 · © Lowe's Companies, Inc. (official history page) - 1995–1999 General offices in North Wilkesboro
Lowe's annual reports list its principal executive offices at P.O. Box 1111, North Wilkesboro, with general offices in several mostly owned buildings.
Source: Form 10-K, 1995, 1998 and 1999 (cover and Item 2)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2000 1605 Curtis Bridge Road, Wilkesboro
The executive-office address moves across the river to 1605 Curtis Bridge Road in Wilkesboro; the general offices still occupy several buildings.
Source: Form 10-K, 2000, 2002 and 2003
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2003 Mooresville Store Support Center opens
A new customer support center in Mooresville was scheduled for the third quarter of fiscal 2003; from the next annual report the headquarters address is 1000 Lowe's Blvd., Mooresville. Wilkesboro offices were kept.
Source: Form 10-K, 2003 and 2004
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - Later Phase III: two more towers
A LEED Gold expansion added two seven-level office towers, two parking decks for 1,250 cars, an operations command center, a 145-seat auditorium and a central energy plant for the whole campus.
Source: Rodgers Builders project page
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2019 Tech center for Charlotte
Lowe's chose Charlotte's South End for a global technology center and moved tech staff into 200,000 sq ft at Charlotte Plaza, 201 S. College Street, in the meantime.
Source: Lowe's newsroom, June 25, 2019
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2022 Lowe's Tech Hub opens
The tower at 100 W. Worthington Ave. opened in October 2022 with nine workspace floors of flexible 'pods', five amenity floors and a top-floor event space opening onto a rooftop terrace.
Source: Lowe's newsroom, Oct 26, 2022
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Map: how the headquarters moved
For eight decades Lowe's ran the company from Wilkes County in North Carolina's foothills. In 2003 it moved its headquarters to Mooresville, beside I-77, and in 2022 added a tech tower in Charlotte, about 30 minutes away.
- 1 · 1921North Wilkesboro, NC — Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware, the first store
- 2 · 20001605 Curtis Bridge Road, Wilkesboro — Executive offices listed in the 2000–2003 annual reports
- 3 · 2022100 W. Worthington Ave, Charlotte — Lowe's Tech Hub (second North Carolina site)
- 4 · 2003–today1000 Lowes Blvd, Mooresville — Store Support Center — headquarters today
Addresses: corporate.lowes.com Our History · Form 10-K (2000–2003, 2004–FY2025 covers) · Lowe's newsroom 2019 · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What Lowe's does
Lowe's sells home improvement products and services to do-it-yourself customers and to Pros — tradespeople, remodelers and property managers — through about 1,759 U.S. stores, Lowes.com and, since 2025, more than 540 branch locations serving larger Pros.
One main reportable segment, Retail Home Improvement, plus an Other segment created by the 2025 acquisitions of Foundation Building Materials (FBM) and Artisan Design Group (ADG).
Where the money came from · Net sales by merchandise division · fiscal 2025
Source: Form 10-K FY2025, Note on disaggregation of revenues and Item 1
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 (fiscal year ended January 30, 2026)
Growth: revenue vs. people
$65.0B → $86.3B
290,000 → 276,000
Fiscal years end in late January or early February (FY2025 ended Jan 30, 2026). Net sales and associates (full-time + part-time, approximate): Form 10-K for each year. Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
President and CEO since July 2018; also Chairman since May 2021.
Chairman and CEO from 2005; earlier CFO and President. Retired in 2018.
Chief Executive Officer from 1996 and Chairman of the Board from 1998.
Founder: L.S. Lowe (1921). His son Jim Lowe and son-in-law Carl Buchan built the modern company; Buchan became sole owner in 1952.
Source: Form 10-K 2004, 2007 and FY2024 (executive officers) · corporate.lowes.com, Our History
Lowe's: questions people ask
Where is Lowe's headquarters?
At 1000 Lowes Boulevard in Mooresville, North Carolina — the 275-acre Store Support Center, about 30 minutes north of Charlotte. Lowe's also runs a Tech Hub in Charlotte's South End.
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 cover · Lowe's newsroom (2019)
Who designed Lowe's headquarters?
The first two phases of the main building were designed by CJMW Architecture (project architect James Stem). LandDesign handled site selection, master planning, civil engineering and the landscape, including the seven-acre lake. Rodgers Builders built the Phase III towers.
Source: West & Stem Architecture · LandDesign · Rodgers Builders project pages
How big is the Lowe's campus in Mooresville?
275 acres (≈ 111 ha). The main building is about 400,000 sq ft, and LandDesign says the campus has over two million sq ft of office space (≈ 185,806 m²).
Source: LandDesign project page · Lowe's newsroom
Is Lowe's headquarters green?
Yes. The buildings earned LEED Gold certification, 82% of construction waste from the additions was recycled, and the seven-acre lake handles stormwater, stores irrigation water and creates wildlife habitat.
Source: Lowe's newsroom, Jan 23, 2019
How many people work at Lowe's headquarters?
The Mooresville Store Support Center supports more than 5,000 associates, and the Charlotte Tech Hub more than 3,000 tech associates. Company-wide, Lowe's had about 276,000 associates on January 30, 2026.
Source: talent.lowes.com/hqcareers · Form 10-K FY2025
What is the Lowe's Tech Hub in Charlotte like?
A tower in South End that opened in October 2022, with nine workspace floors arranged in 13 flexible 'pods', five amenity floors (innovation lab, a Big Room Planning space, game and social hubs) and a top-floor event space with a rooftop terrace.
Source: Lowe's newsroom, Oct 26, 2022
What benefits does Lowe's offer?
In the U.S.: an employee stock purchase plan at 15% off, a 401(k) match up to 4.25% with a 6% contribution, up to 10 weeks of paid maternity leave plus 4 weeks of paid parental leave, a 100% tuition-free education program, a 10% associate discount and EAP counseling.
Source: talent.lowes.com
How much do Lowe's employees make?
The median associate — a full-time hourly employee in the U.S. — earned $37,371 in total compensation in fiscal 2025. Lowe's minimum wage starts at $15 an hour.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Form 10-K FY2025
Where did Lowe's start?
In North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, where L.S. Lowe opened Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware in 1921. The executive offices stayed in Wilkes County (North Wilkesboro, then Wilkesboro) until the move to Mooresville in 2003.
Source: corporate.lowes.com Our History · Form 10-K 1995–2004
Who is Lowe's CEO?
Marvin R. Ellison, President and CEO since July 2018 and Chairman since May 2021.
Source: Form 10-K FY2024
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