SAN BRUNO, CA - FEBRUARY 25: A customer gets into a car outside a Lowe's home improvement store February 25, 2008 in San Bruno, California. Lowe's, the second largest home improvement retailer in the U.S. behind Home Depot, reported fourth-quarter earnings today, down 33.4 percent to $408 million, or 28 cents a share compared to $613 million, or 40 cents per share one year ago. Getty Images logo Getty Images 21 months ago

SAN BRUNO, CA - FEBRUARY 25: A customer gets into a car outside a Lowe's home improvement store February 25, 2008 in San Bruno, California. Lowe's, the second largest home improvement retailer in the U.S. behind Home Depot, reported fourth-quarter earnings today, down 33.4 percent to $408 million, or 28 cents a share compared to $613 million, or 40 cents per share one year ago.

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