Grocery Wholesale & Distributors

Lowes, Southern Family Plan N.C. Closingshains, Lowes Foods here and Southern Family Markets, Birmingham, Ala., separately said they would close stores in North Carolina. Lowes will close a store in Henderson on Aug. 19, and stores in Cary and Apex by Sept. 2, a spokeswoman told SN. Separately, Southern Family said it intends to completely exit the state, closing nine stores and seeking to sell eight