Lowe’s understands the importance of strategic alliances, and has entered in to a number of them.

http://news.jm.com/press-release/historical-archive/lowe%E2%80%99s-and-johns-manville-announce-strategic-alliance

http://www.roofingcontractor.com/articles/lowe-s-certainteed-enter-strategic-alliance

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