We love being in Epping. I'm glad to be in New Hampshire, and we're helping the area economy by being here. Everyone seems to be happy.

We are friendly to the female shopper, while Home Depot is contractor friendly. Women like the look of Lowe's, the ease of finding what they want, the cleanliness. And women are the ones making the decisions about what carpet to buy and what color to paint the rooms, so why not make it pleasant for them?

We are the store that is cleaner, brighter, with wider aisles and a lot of friendly faces to help shoppers. We want home improvement shopping to be a pleasant experience.

The study of economy usually shows us that the best time for purchase was last year.

We weren't perimeter. We got to the basket. I thought our defense was pretty good. We pressured the ball well.

We would love to put a third or fourth store in the Raleigh market but it (the area's economy) has been soft, affected by the downturn in high-tech jobs.