Lowe’s Cos., which reported first quarter sales this week that were five percent below last year’s Q1, is feeling the pinch on big-ticket items now that the Covid-driven consumer frenzy for home improvements has abated. “Candidly, what we’re seeing is pressure across big-ticket discretionary purchases primarily,” Marvin Ellison, president and CEO of Lowe’s, said on a call with investors and journalists.
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