Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a U.S.-based chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now serves more than 14 million customers a week in its 1,710 stores in the United States and 20 in Canada. Expansion into Canada began in 2007, with the opening of a store in Hamilton, Ontario, in early 2008.
The event, now called the Sport Chek Face-Off, features Canada’s No. 1 singles player Milos Raonic, former world No. 1 Andy Roddick, 15-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and current world No. 4 and 2012 Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanksa. The “Sport Chek Face-Off” will be held in Toronto at Air Canada Centre on November 16 at 7 p.m.