Built from all the right materials
When The Home Depot was founded in 1978Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank had no idea how revolutionary this new “hardware store” would be for home improvement and the retail industry.
Todaywe’re proud to be the world’s largest home improvement retailer. In more than 2,300 stores across North Americawe aspire to excel in service – to our customersassociatescommunities and shareholders. That’s what leadership means to us. That's The Home Depot difference.
Inverted Pyramid
We live by a simple premise by our founders: Put customers and associates firstand the rest will take care of itself.
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Customer Experience
Providing Unparalleled Service at Every Touchpoint
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Product Authority
Delivering QualityValue and Innovation
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Capital Allocation Driven by Productivity and Efficiency
Smarter InvestmentsRicher Returns
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Interconnected Retail
Leaders in the Seamless Shopping Revolution
Three-legged Stool
Our three-legged stool sets a strategic framework that drives lasting customer and shareholder value.
NORTH AMERICAN PRESENCE
Our founders' vision of one-stop shopping for the do-it-yourselfer came to fruition when they opened the first two Home Depot stores on June 221979in AtlantaGeorgia. The first storesat around 60,000 square feet eachwere cavernous warehouses that dwarfed the competition and stocked 25,000 productsmuch more than the average hardware store at that time.
TodayThe Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer with approximately 475,000 orange-blooded associates and more than 2,300 stores in the U.S.Canada and Mexico. The typical store today averages 105,000 square feet of indoor retail spaceinterconnected with an e-commerce business that offers more than one million products for the DIY customerprofessional contractorsand the industry's largest installation business for the Do-It-For-Me customer.
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