CEO Robert Niblock has been the chief executive officer of Lowe's Cos since 2005. He is 43 years old. Follow Mr. Niblock and Lowe's Cos in the news and blogs or share your own opinion about the company and its leadership.
On August 17, 2009, Robert Niblock said Lowe's is scaling back it's expansion. "Consumers are only taking on home improvement projects that they feel are absolutely necessary and are postponing discretionary projects until clarity about the future returns," Niblock said in a conference call. The company said it is scaling back expansion plans in 2010 . The company now expects to open 35 to 45 stores during the year. It said it is also taking a $48 million charge for canceling plans for... Read Full Story
Wal-Mart joined with a large union and a liberal think tank on Tuesday to endorse the idea of an employer mandate in health care reform, setting the major retailer apart from most other businesses. The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) hosted its semi-annual Board of Directors meeting this week in Washington DC. Robert A. Niblock, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lowe's Companies, Inc. also serves as Chairman of the RILA Board of Directors. RILA opposes legislation that would... Read Full Story
In its Holiday 2007 catalog, containing 56 pages of Christmas gifts, Lowe's advertises hundreds of gift items, including scores of "Family trees." In fact, the word "Christmas" only appears two times in the entire holiday catalog. And it doesn't stop there. In 2005, Lowe's created a similar controversy by referring to Christmas trees as "Holiday Trees" During the 2008 season, Lowe's received bad press for allegedly firing an employee because she wore a Christmas pin to work. Read more at www... Read Full Story
AppState put out a short article about Mr Niblock's speach at the CEO lecture series. Sounds like Niblock focused on a CEO's sense of integrity and leadership potential. Here is an exerpt of the appstate.edu article BOONE—It’s up to the next generation of business leaders to restore the public’s faith in corporate America, said Lowe’s Companies chairman and CEO Robert Niblock. Speaking to students and guests at the Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture Series at Appalachian State... Read Full Story
Forbes published Niblock's yealy compensation at $5.5 million (USD). Not bad! Robert A Niblock's Compensation Vs. Retailing Medians Salary $0.85 mil $1.02 mil Bonus $2.55 mil $1.24 mil Other $0.35 mil $0.73 mil Stock Gains $1.74 mil $0.00 mil Total Compensation $5.50 mil $4.25 mil Read Full Story
What chance does a family have when battling a fortune 500 company? You decide.... This is our families website listed above.... we are in what in our opinion is the battle of our lives. Read Full Story
I am appalled by Mr. Niblock's refusal to answer my letters regarding a sizable purchase I made of three roofing installations which turned out to be a nightmare. And the matter has still not been resolved, despite all of my phone calls to Lowes Customer Service, and letters to Mr. Niblock. A Lowes installer did not install Owens Corning architectural shingles and venting materials which I purchased from Lowes according to industry standards. As a result of the installer's sloppy and... Read Full Story
It has been a pretty good week after coming off of vacation. It is always hard to get back in the grove of things. I came back off of vacation only to find out that I did not have a paycheck waiting for me, but I did have quite a few faxes from Lowe's to go do some measurements and install a few blinds. Let me give you a few tips I have learned doing this installs for Lowe's. I learned first that no two windows are exactly the same. Okay, even if your windows appear to be the same you still... Read Full Story
Well, I just got the letter in the mail yesterday, and Lowes told me that my account had been closed. They had just "re-checked" my credit, and decided that it is NOW, after two years of faithfully paying early and always way over the minimum amount due, that I no longer qualify for a credit card with them. My credit is actually better NOW than it was two years ago when they issued me the card. To beat it all, the amount of credit was only $300.00!!! And when they closed my account, I had... Read Full Story
