Is Lowes Dumping all Delta Tools

[James Walling]

I have noticed in the last 6 months that Lowes is slowly discontinuing the sale of Delta tools. Is Lowes going to eventually drop all of Delta Tools?

[Randal Stevenson]

Don't know what Lowe's is doing for sure (not afiliated). But I HAVE heard two possibilities.

1. Delta is going through a rebrand, from Delta Shopmaster to Shopmaster by Delta.
2. Lowe's was said to have been getting their own brand to compete with Ridgid.

[Scott Long]

Word on the street is Lowe's is now bringing in JET.

[Robert Mayer]

I heard they were getting rid of all power tools and only carrying hand tools like the old days :)

[James Walling]

Thanks for the insight.

[Steve Mellott]

Lowe's has already brought in a lot of Hitachi tools to replace some of the Delta tools.

Steve

[Matt Meiser]

Lowes used to carry Jet and phased it all out for Delta. Probably whoever is giving them the best profit margin is getting their business this week.

[John W. Willis]

I was in looking at their website last night at band saws and there were several jets there that weren't before and only one Delta.?

[Dave Sabo]

Guys, the Lowes I frequent in Georgia and Alabama don't seem to be phasing out anything. No 30 buck Biesemeyer fences or $10 PC sanders that many talk about around here. I guess the merchandisers do a better job of buying what sells in the southeast.\


BTW , I remember last century when they carried only JET stuff for heavy duty arn. I thought it was because it was painted blue.

[Darren Ford]

Here is another Alabamian who never sees a deal at Lowes. We get things on the clearance table like full priced returns, plastic tool cases, opened batteries, and currently, a stack of pen-size butane torches boxes with "part missing" written on them. Guess which part? The butane torch.