Masters was a joint venture between Lowe’s and Woolworths to compete in opposition to the Wesfarmers owned Bunnings Warehouse, which operates within the giant bigbox format just like Lowe’s and Home Depot. Lowe’s confronted a backlash from a quantity of quarters, including Muslim-American and Arab-American organizations. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee called upon members to contact Lowe’s to urge it to reverse its position. The Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations met to contemplate possible actions, including boycotts and protests. California State Senator Ted Lieu referred to as Lowe’s choice “bare spiritual bigotry” and mentioned he would contemplate…
