Feb 13 (Reuters) - Lowe's is eliminating about 600 corporate ​and support roles, ‌representing less than ⁠1% of the ⁠North Carolina-based retailer's ‌total ‌workforce, the Wall Street ​Journal reported ‌on Friday.

Peer Home Depot ( HD ) said ​in late ​January ‌it was cutting 800 jobs associated with ⁠its Atlanta store ⁠support center, and called on its corporate ⁠employees ‌to return to ‌the office five ⁠days a week.

Lowe's did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

(Reporting ​by Neil J Kanatt in Bengaluru; ​Editing ‌by Krishna Chandra ​Eluri)