jonnythan:Home Depot has ~1900 stores.
Lowe's has ~1200.
Home Depot also "invented" the big-box hardware store and has been around longer.. it's a little more of a generic name than Lowe's as well.
Lowe's has been around for more than 59 years, Home Depot was founded in 1978.
HD has 1900 stores if you include The Home Depot, EXPO Design Center, The Home Depot Supply and other subsidiary companies.
Lowes has 1150 "True Stores".