Store Optimization & Planning - Undergrad Internship - Summer 2026

Your Impact

As a Store Optimization & Planning Intern at Lowe's, you'll work with a team dedicated to enhancing store layouts, operations, and merchandising strategies to ensure a seamless and productive customer experience. You'll gain hands-on experience in data analysis, project coordination, and cross-functional collaboration as you help drive improvements in store formats, adjacencies, and operational flow. Your work will support key business decisions that impact customer satisfaction, associate productivity, and overall store performance across 1,700+ retail locations.

This role is ideal for those passionate about combining analytics with creativity to solve real-world retail challenges.

Summer Internship Program

Whether you're starting your professional journey or pivoting to a new field, Lowe's offers the resources and opportunities you need to thrive.

Our 10-week summer internship program (May 26 - July 31, 2026) immerses you in real-world retail operations. You'll work directly with industry experts across our stores, distribution centers, and corporate offices, gaining practical experience through hands-on projects that make meaningful contributions to our business and communities.

To succeed in this role, we seek future leaders who:

• Drive innovation with fresh perspectives and an eagerness to learn.
• Bring dynamic energy while staying open to inspiration.
• Take on challenges with sharp thinking and embrace new opportunities.
• Build strong partnerships through collaborative teamwork.
• Push boundaries to discover what's possible.

Do Your Best Work in Mooresville

This internship is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up - we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.

What You Will Learn

• How store layouts and merchandise adjacencies influence customer experience and operational efficiency.
• Data-driven approaches to store planning, including analysis of traffic patterns, conversion metrics, and category performance.
• Tools used in store design and optimization (e.g., planogramming and CAD software).
• Collaboration with key stakeholders in Merchandising, Space Planning, and Operations.
• How to present findings and recommendations through compelling storytelling and visualization.
• Techniques for balancing business needs with customer expectations in store environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Analytics, Retail Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Expected graduation dates of December 2026 or May 2027.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher.
• Proficient in MS Office Programs (specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Experience in retail, project planning, or operational analysis (academic or professional).
• Familiarity with retail design tools or analytics platforms (e.g., AutoCAD, Tableau, Power BI).
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Passion for optimizing the in-store experience for both customers and associates.

Benefits

• Paid Internship
• Eligibility for Lowe's Housing Benefit
• 10% Associate Discount

For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.

About Lowe's

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.

Client-provided location(s): Huntersville, NC

Job ID: Lowes-JR-02244981

Employment Type: INTERN

Posted: 2025-09-16T18:33:06