The strong third-quarter sales and earnings results our stores delivered signify the continued strength of the home improvement consumer in an otherwise uncertain economic environment, … … Demographic and societal trends continue to provide longer-term...

Lowe’s today is in a better position to weather interest rate increases because we’ve shifted our customer focus,

It’s just heart-warming. I know Mary is really touched. She’s going to be overwhelmed.

We’re a bigger, better, stronger and more balanced company than at any time in our 55-year history,

We’re cautiously optimistic for 2003 but we’re still seeing signs of a vibrant and growing improvement market,