The way things are going, Lowes IS Sears. It will just take another 10-15 years for corporate management to complete the process of running the company into the ground. Closing stores, laying off professional sales, and eliminating LP is a good start. The loses due to shrink now that LP is out of the vast majority of stores are going to be tremendous, that is guaranteed. I've been in LP in my town for a decade. When the professional thieves learn that I'm now at a competitor, they will flock to Lowes knowing it's open season there. And Lowes will deserve every dollar they lose. As long as they aren't stealing from me, I couldn't care less.
Some strong language in this pose but basically @XoUfyue-5ppd told the truth.