Lowe's quarterly sales decline slower than expected on steady demand for small repairs
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Despite higher prices and interest rates making customers wary about undertaking expensive repair works, they have been willing to spend on non-discretionary and smaller repair works like those related to plumbing and exterior painting, which have helped prop up sales at home-improvement retailers. Lowe's has also been able to sustain demand from its Pro-customers, which include professional builders, contractors and handymen, helping it counter the weakness from its Do-It-Yourself customers,...

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