Lowe’s joins confidential community of the world’s leading intranets
25th January 2012, New York
The Digital Workplace Group (DWG) is delighted to announce that Lowe’s has joined IBF.
Lowe’s is a home improvement retailer operating over 1,700 stores in the USA, Canada and Mexico. They are a top 50 firm in the latest Fortune 500 survey.
IBF CEO and Founder Paul Miller said “I’m extremely proud to welcome Lowe’s to the Digital Workplace Group. They’re a household name in North America and an excellent addition to our membership.”
Miller continued “Lowe’s find themselves in exceptional company at IBF. All our member organizations are committed to transforming their intranets into highly effective and impactful business channels. Through our membership meetings and online channels the Lowe’s intranet team will be interacting with their peers, gaining rich and unparalleled insights into how to achieve a high-performing intranet.”
Besides the ability to network with other intranet teams, Lowe’s will also gain a detailed perspective on how to improve its intranet by having it benchmarked against other members, using DWG’s highly regarded benchmarking methodology.
The intranet team will also have access to a library of reports from the world’s best intranet research program, as well as a subscription to IBF Live, a unique monthly intranet-themed broadcast featuring live intranet tours.
About the Digital Workplace Group
DWG is the world leader in intranet benchmarking, research and interaction with offices in London and New York. Its 100 plus members are all Fortune 500 and equivalent organizations including AT&T, BP, Citi, Deutsche Post/DHL, Ernst & Young, Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Total and Verizon.
Since 2002, DWG has been helping members maximize the effectiveness and value of their intranets through benchmarking, interaction and research. Only major companies and public-sector organizations are eligible to join. Members agree to strict confidentiality on joining.
Because DWG is independent of any technology vendor all benchmarking findings and recommendations are impartial.
For more information visit www.digitalworkplacegroup.com or contact:
Nancy M. Goebel
Managing Director
T: +44 (0) 20 7722 8726 | +1.866.903.0232
E: nancy.goebel@ibforum.com
www.digitalworkplacegroup.com
@dwg
About Lowe’s
With fiscal year 2010 sales of $48.8 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 50 company that serves approximately 15 million customers a week at more than 1,750 home improvement stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
