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Same-store sales, different circus
Lowe’s basically told investors: “Yes, fuel costs are up, but we’ve got other levers to pull.” The company kept its outlook intact, helped by efficiency gains that reportedly included AI tools doing their little corporate magic act behind the scenes.
Why this matters
This is the kind of update Wall Street likes to squint at and say, “Okay, maybe the margins aren’t falling off a cliff.” If Lowe’s can keep absorbing cost pressure without taking a machete to guidance, that’s a decent sign for the home-improvement giant’s operating discipline.
The investor takeaway
For you, the big question is whether Lowe’s can keep turning tech savings into real profit cushion while shoppers stay picky and costs stay annoying. In a market obsessed with every basis point, “kept outlook” is often code for “not bad enough to panic about.”
Big picture: Lowe’s is trying to prove it can run a tighter ship even when the seas get pricier.