These Lowe's stores are closing in the next three months

[hunter]

8. The California closings look like real estate deals.

It's likely the stores are being closed because the land is worth far more than the business. Sell it while it's hot.

It wouldn't surprise me to see expensive apartments, condos, hotels, or corporate campuses going up on these sites.

For example, the South San Francisco site is across the street from the Genetech campus and in the neighborhood of several hotels.