When I visited my closest Lowe’s store to scout out their Black Friday tool deals, I saw that they were clearing out a bunch of Flex 24V Max cordless power tool batteries and chargers.
It was very out of place, as the Lowe’s clearance table was right smack in the middle of the main aisle, right ahead of their other tool deals and promotional displays.
Since then, I’ve seen numerous mutterings in online enthusiast communities, where Flex tool fans were sharing news from their local Lowe’s stores.
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This wasn’t just one person talking about hypotheticals, I’ve seen quite a bit of chatter and field reports from fans of the brand, rather than hypotheticals from critics.
One post said that Lowe’s was dismantling their entire in-store setup that showcases Flex 24V cordless power tools.
Another person said that Flex was shifting to online-only at Lowe’s.
Today, I saw someone mention discounts of up to 50% on Flex cordless power tool products, with an end date of 11/19/25.
It’s being described as a “deal,” but from what Flex tool fans are saying, it seems they believe this is akin to a clearance or fire sale where everything must go.
One Flex fan says that their Lowe’s store manager said “get what you can while you can,” because the Flex tools are “going away.”
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From everything being said, it seems that Flex tools might still be available from Lowe’s website. How has that been going for tool brands such as CAT and their 18V cordless power tool system?
The rumors seem credible to me. It won’t be long until we see if everything being said by multiple sources is true or not.
Honestly, I’m hoping this won’t be a “I told you so” type of moment. But: I’m Worried About Flex Tools.
Flex’s parent company, Chervon, is truly a talented power tool company. Their former CEO is Executive Vice President of Merchandising at Lowe’s.
Before joining Lowe’s [in 2018], he [Bill Boltz] served as president and CEO of Chervon North America, where he oversaw the sales, marketing, engineering, and development of products under the EGO, SKIL and Skilsaw brands.
For Flex to be pushed out of Lowe’s stores – assuming the rumors are all accurate as I do believe them to be – two questions come to mind: what happened, and what comes next for Flex?
Flex does have an in-store footprint that Lowe’s won’t be leaving empty. Which brand(s) is all that space going to be going to? Certainly not ToughBuilt. Skil? I love Klein Tools, but please – no more orange! Dewalt? Bosch? Metabo HPT? Craftsman? Maybe Kobalt.
What does the Flex tool situation look like at your local Lowe’s store?
scott taylor
Also they have getting rid of the old stock of craftsman wrenches and sockets. Chrome for .99, impact for 2.99 and wrenches for 4.99 and it included the lose stock of the v-series ratcheting with the offset ends and selector switches. They include the 18MM and 7/8in large wrenches. Most were the Taiwan COO and a few with China and India thrown in. Picked up some of the odd sizes that most sets leave out, 16MM, etc
Paul
I thought they’re getting rid of Bosch at my local Lowe’s, they were deep discounting the impact bits for $1-$3 a bit. Flex seemed to be the sleeper brand at Lowe’s. My guess if FLEX leaves then they’ll fit more skil. I guess the newly merged Metabo could decide to make a bigger splash now
Rick
Perhaps Lowe’s are simply shedding their existing Flex stock in order to eventually replace them with newer Flex tools that use stacked lithium batteries?
I’m suggesting that because I’d read elsewhere that “They are just getting rid of older models to make room for the newer lighter & compact 24v stacked lithium series pretty sure. Also releasing new products, mostly corded from what I’ve seen”.
If true, that might explain the great Flex sale that you posted a few weeks ago: Huge Flex FREE Tool Deal of the Day at Lowe’s (10/6/25). Lowe’s just want to deplete all existing Flex stock, but not because they are dropping in-store sales of Flex.
And it would also explain you seeing in store sales for the older Flex batteries batteries, chargers and tools. My understanding is that you can use older Flex chargers to charge their stacked lithium batteries, but it takes longer. And now the only batteries for sale on their web site are stacked lithium.
If you search for any Flex tool online, they either have very few in stock, or none at all. Whether or not Lowe’s will ultimately be selling newer Flex tools/batteries/chargers in their stores, that certainly suggests that they are phasing out in-store sales of older Flex products.
Stuart
Previously they cleared out the higher performance tools and moved to compact and lower priced tools. They’re not going to now clear it all out again to bring in the pouch cell battery kits at higher prices.
I don’t recall the exact wording, but one of the first enthusiast reports I saw conveyed that Lowe’s would soon be dismantling their Flex tools displays.
Ciccio
The third question could be:
Are they going to replace Flex with another brand ???