Carol Buchan became owner of the business in 1952 and stores were opened in Durham, Asheville, and Charlotte in 1955. Buchan died in 1961, the same year the company went public. Lowe and Buchan had several disagreements as far as the expansion and diversification of the business was concerned. Buchan became sole owner of Lowe's in 1952 and oversaw its expansion to a chain of 15 stores by 1960. The company also had a presence in Mexico but had to pull out due to poor performance of its stores in the Mexican market. Lowe's was founded in 1921 in North Wilkesboro by I. S. Lowe as a single hardware store. Jim further went on to partner in Carl Buchan. In 1946 Buchan took a 50 percent interest in the store. Lowe died in 1940 and the business was sold to his brother Jim Lowe. The company serves 18 million customers every week across USA and Canada. I was in New York with Gordon Cadwgan and Ed Duncan. Lowe’s began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1979, and by 2004 its sales totaled $36.5 billion. Buchan became the sole owner of Lowe's. Carl Buchan and Jim Lowe differed on expanding the company to new areas, and they split in 1952, with Buchan taking control of the hardware and building supply business, and Lowe taking other joint ventures the two controlled, including a car dealership. When Buchan was wounded and discharged from the army in 1943, he returned to North Wilkesboro to help operate Lowe's hardware business. In 1946 Buchan took a 50 percent interest in the store. When Buchan was wounded and discharged from the army in 1943, he returned to North Wilkesboro to help operate Lowe ’ s hardware business. By the year 1949, under the management of Buchan, the company purchased its second store in Sparta. While James Lowe and Carl Buchan were serving their country the business was ran by Lowe’s sister and mother. Buchan became the sole owner of Lowe's. In 1943, Lucius Lowe’s son in law, H. Carl Buchan became his partner. About Lowe's : Founded by Carl Buchan in 1946, Lowe’s is a Fortune 50 home improvement company headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina, USA. By the year 1954 the partners split, making Buchan the whole and sole owner of Lowes. James Lowe and his brother-in-law, Carl Buchan, served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and during this period Lowe's sister and mother ran the business. Lowe soon brought his son and a son-in-law, Carl Buchan, into the business. When Buchan was wounded and discharged from the army in 1943, he returned to North Wilkesboro to help operate Lowe's hardware business. Buchan was wounded and discharged in 1943, he then returned to operate the business. He managed the chains growth to 15 stores by 1960. 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