Lowe’s begins layoffs in North Carolina, plans 600 job cuts

Lowe’s Companies, one of the largest home improvement chains in the US, with over 1,700 stores, has entered the growing list of retailers announcing job cuts in 2026. The company revealed on Feb 13, that it will reduce 600 corporate and support roles nationwide, representing around 1% of its total workforce. The plan is to shift resources toward store operations and customer-facing employees. As part of the broader pullback, a recent Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) spread across 10 ...