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Lowe’s to pay $55 million in bonuses for hourly frontline workers amid high inflation

Lowe’s home improvement stores will pay $55 million in bonuses to hourly frontline workers to help offset high inflation, the company’s CEO said

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Homeowners delay big purchases, improvement projects due to inflation

For homeowners, big projects and purchases may be another casualty of rampant inflation, new research suggests.

Overall, 60% of homeowners in a recent survey are less comfortable making large purchases for their home or household because of rising prices, according to Hippo Insurance’s 2022 Homeowner Preparedness Report. And nearly 43% either strongly (14.4%) or somewhat (28.4%) agree that inflation has caused them to delay planned home improvement or maintenance projects.

The poll used to generate the study was conducted April 29 to May 1 among 1,915 U.S. adults, by Ipsos on behalf of Hippo.

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