Lowe's has since grown nationally, aided by the purchase of Eagle Hardware & Garden in 1999 .

Eagle Hardware and Garden Inc., Renton, Wash., 4.5 million shares.

Eagle Hardware and Garden has a hot retailing concept and a big Wall Street following.

Eagle Hardware & Garden Inc.

Eagle Hardware and Garden, Tukwila, Wash., $75 million of convertible subordinated debentures due in 2001.

Incredible Technologies Eagle Hardware (1999-2003)

Eagle Hardware and Garden Inc., 3 million common shares.

Today's Columns The stock of Eagle Hardware and Garden tumbled after it said it found $2.4 million less in inventory than it had previously reported.

In 1998, Eagle Hardware was purchased by the hardware mega-giant Lowe's.

One of the few disappointments has been Eagle Hardware and Garden.