I prefer HD as I know the layout of the store much better. I know during this covid bullshit that HD has treated their employees much better than Lowes through weekly bonuses for FT and PT workers plus more vacation time.

Ellison fucked up JCP more than it already was so I'm sure he will do the same to Lowes. Maybe not to the immediate bottom line as he will probably pull what bob nardelli pulled with HD in the early 2000's. I won't even give that prick the courtesy of capitalizing his name. Not sure how these pricks keep getting senior management jobs when their track records are so shitty. It's like head coaches in sports, losing record yet someone still hires them.

As you noted, we had a Home Depot for a few years. Then a Lowes built a new building and moved in. 18 months later they closed and now its only Home Depot. I look at the two as this: Home Depot for construction and Lowes is redecorating.