Lowes goes to ground with “strict privacy” about leases

Sylvain Prud’homme

Lowe’s has gone to ground like a fox at the sound of the huntsman’s horn. A reply to repeated inquiries about May’s much ballyhooed announcement that it purchased 13 Target leases across Canada is now being met with stern advice about “strict privacy policies” that prevent “any information other than what is available on Lowes.com due to competitive reasons”.  We assume the president of Lowes Canada Sylvaine Prud’homme is out of the office until Monday although he isn’t likely to be taking our calls in any case. Maybe someone else who is sensible will review this matter next week. Readers have been asking if the empty Target premises at East York Town Centre is one of the locations that Lowes has acquired.