Lowes Foods is a grocery store chain based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The company now has 99 stores in North Carolina, four in South Carolina, and two in Virginia. The chain's initial growth was in the mountains of North Carolina and rural areas of Virginia, but, starting in the late 1990s, has geared expansion towards metropolitan areas in North and South Carolina.
Until October 4, 2009, Lowes Foods used S&H Greenpoints on their store discount card; this was replaced with "Fresh Rewards" on October 5. Many of Lowes Foods stores also offer Lowes Foods to Go, where shoppers can order groceries online and drive to the store to pick them up. Business and home delivery is available at select locations throughout North and South Carolina.
As of 2010, Lowes Foods had 111 stores and 8,500 employees.
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