Lowes Foods, like Pepsi Cola and Vicks Salve, was born in North Carolina. Lowes began with a single store in North Wilkesboro in 1954 by Jim Lowe, the same man who co-owned Lowes Home Improvement Stores. The above photo features the store at New Garden Crossing. Recently, many of the 71 North Carolina stores got a makeover in response to customer interest in ready-to-eat, healthy, and local foods. Their produce sections feel and look more like a farmers market than a grocery store chain.
Lowes is known for chicken prepared on site, pantry staples, a bakery, fresh produce, and more. This supermarket chain actively seeks out local foods to sell. If you have a produce line or packaged product, Lowes just might consider carrying it. Additionally, the New Garden Crossing store now has a coffee bar and a craft beer bar. As an added, local bonus, their check out counters are named for Greensboro roads: Fleming Road, Battleground Avenue, Horse Pen Creek Road, and Bryan Boulevard. How nice to have a little hometown touch.
Very interesting. I know Lowe's very well here - the home improvement version - as we shop there often. Lowe's Foods looks like a nice place.
Posted by: Lowell | Wednesday, February 07, 2018 at 07:57 AM
The home improvement stores we do have up here, but I've not heard of a grocery store of that name here.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, February 07, 2018 at 11:37 AM