A reader wrote in, saying that they “noticed as of today, Lowe’s is no longer listing Flex tools online.”
I took a look, and sure enough Lowe’s has purged a majority of their Flex cordless power tool and accessory listings from their website, except for a couple of bundles that have now been labeled “in Store Only.”
Interestingly, Lowe’s does still has some Flex Stack Pack tool boxes listed in their online store.
Advertisement
It’s become clear that Lowe’s has dropped Flex tools, although perhaps not yet completely.
This appears to be the end of Flex 24V cordless power tools and accessories at Lowe’s in the USA.
I don’t believe it’s the end of Flex. However, I also can’t see what kind of future they can have in the USA without Lowe’s or other major retailer support.
Flex seems to have been putting more energy into growing in Europe, but will that be enough to fuel innovation and expansion?
Flex started off as a Lowe’s exclusive and is now available at other retailers, such as Amazon.
Will that be enough to fuel innovation and expansion, even though we haven’t seen much from Flex these past 2 years?
Advertisement
I wonder what will be next at Lowe’s – maybe Bosch’s 18V cordless power tool line will fill the void.
What’s next for Flex?
Robert
A shame to see Flex in this situation. They started off with so much promise.
processwrench
Seems troubling that all Cervon brands here in the USA seemed to have stalled out. Skil and Flex have been mentioned here often lately about discounts/clear out etc. And when is the last time you heard anything big out of Ego?
Dean
It seems like tool brands go to Lowe’s to die (sadly).
Rob K
Ego seems to be hitting pretty big with snow removal equipment at the moment. Other than that, even Kobalt 24v doesn’t seem to be being pushed very much.