Lowe’s celebrates Toronto grand opening

TORONTO — Lowe’s held the grand opening for its new North York store in Centerpoint Mall, at Toronto’s city limit, this week. Jim Caldwell, Executive VP for Big Box Retail, joined employees for an official board cutting and community grant donation presentation to North York Women’s Shelter. The new store represents an approximate local investment of more than $23 million and will create 120 jobs, with an additional 30 to 40 seasonal positions. The two-storey store offers some 40,000 products in its inventory within a retail space of approximately 67,600 square feet.