Home Depot

An American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services, Home Depot, operates many big-box stores across the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam), as well as in all ten provinces of Canada, and Mexico. Headquartered at the Atlanta Store Support Center in Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, just ahead of Lowe’s. Home Depot has warehouse-style buildings averaging 105,000 square feet and larger megastores. The largest facility is the 225,000 square foot megastore located in Union, New Jersey.

Home Depot is committed to providing the customer with the right assortment, quantities, and price, as well as trained associates to help customers. Their customer service slogan is, “Whatever it takes!” In 1981, The Home Depot went public. The 1980s and 1990s spawned tremendous growth. By 1989 Home Depot opened its hundredth store. It arrived in Canada in 1994, acquiring Aikenhead’s home improvement centers. In 2001, it acquired Total HOME and entered Mexico. In 2006, Home Depot reached China, acquiring The Home Way, a twelve-store chain.

Home Depot carries such national brands as Ryobi tools, RIDGID tools, BEHR paint, LG appliances, and Toro and Cub Cadet lawn equipment. Home Depot’s niche market is do-it-yourselfers and professional contractors.

In Canada Home Depot operates 180 stores and employs over 35,000 people. Home Depot serves all ten Canadian provinces as well as Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon through online e-commerce sales.