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The Home Depot, Inc. The Home Depot, Inc., often simply referred to as Home Depot, is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. [3]
Bernard (Bernie) Marcus was born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents in Newark, New Jersey. [2] He was the youngest of four children and grew up in a tenement. He graduated from South Side High School in 1947. [3] Marcus wanted to become a doctor, and was accepted to Harvard Medical School, [4] [5] but could not afford the tuition.
In 1974, Langone formed the venture capital firm Invemed. Langone organized financing for Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank to found Home Depot. Now a national chain with over 400,000 employees, it is Langone's most notable business venture. Langone was a member of the board of directors of General Electric from 1999 to 2005.
The company was founded in 1974 as Maintenance Warehouse in San Diego, CA. In 1997, The Home Depot purchased Maintenance Warehouse with its dedicated delivery trucks and free delivery service. In 2004, Maintenance Warehouse changed its name to HD Supply. In January 2006, Home Depot announced that it was acquiring Hughes Supply in a $3.2 billion ...
On Tuesday morning, the home improvement retailer posted revenue of $36.42 billion, compared to the $36.66 billion expected by Wall Street. That's about a 2.3% drop year over year; the company ...
May 14, 2024 at 10:24 AM. Home Depot's sales continued to soften in the first quarter as the nation's largest home improvement retailer was not only constrained by high mortgage rates and higher ...
The Home Depot Pro, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, is a wholesale distributor and direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products for non-industrial businesses in the United States. The Home Depot Pro distributes products such as HVAC, janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, and security supplies.
Frank Blake. Francis Stanton Blake (born July 30, 1949) is an American businessman and lawyer, who was the chairman and CEO of The Home Depot from January 2007 to May 2014. Prior to this he worked for the U.S. Department of Energy and General Electric. He was a longtime protégé of Robert Nardelli .