Home Depot
American multinational home improvement supplies retailing company
The Home Depot, Inc. is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation which sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. In fiscal 2024, the company reported $159.5 billion in revenue and approximately 470,100 associates. The company is headquartered in Cobb County, Georgia, with an Atlanta mailing address.
Home Depot operates many big-box format stores across the United States (including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands); all 10 provinces of Canada; and all 31 Mexican states and Mexico City. Interline Brands (The Home Depot Pro), a maintenance, repair, and operations company is also owned by The Home Depot, with 70 distribution centers across the United States. It is the seventh largest United States–based employer globally.
History
1978–1999
The Home Depot was co-founded by Bernard Marcus, Arthur Blank, Ron Brill, Pat Farrah, and Ken Langone in 1978. The Home Depot's proposition was to build home-improvement superstores, larger than any of its competitors' facilities.
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