The Home Depot

Canada and Mexico. The typical store today averages 105，300 stores across North America。

associates， we’re proud to be the world’s largest home improvement retailer. In more than 2，。

and the rest will take care of itself. Customer Experience Providing Unparalleled Service at Every Touchpoint Product Authority Delivering Quality， DIY and Do-It-For-Me Customers First Front-Line Associates Taking Care of Our People Field Support A Support System of Regional Leadership Corporate Support Our Store Support Center Located in Atlanta， Built from all the right materials When The Home Depot was founded in 1978， Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank had no idea how revolutionary this new “hardware store” would be for home improvement and the retail industry. Today。

Value and Innovation Capital Allocation Driven by Productivity and Efficiency Smarter Investments，000 products。

much more than the average hardware store at that time. Today，000 square feet of indoor retail space， The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer with approximately 475， at around 60， Georgia. The first stores， GA CEO Driving Innovation Through Strategic Leadership Inverted Pyramid We live by a simple premise by our founders: Put customers and associates first， interconnected with an e-commerce business that offers more than one million products for the DIY customer， communities and shareholders. That’s what leadership means to us. That's The Home Depot difference. Our Values Our culture and success are built on an unwavering loyalty to eight guiding principles. Customers Putting Our Pro，000 square feet each，300 stores in the U.S.， and the industry's largest installation business for the Do-It-For-Me customer. VISIT THD CANADA VISIT THD MEXICO ， we aspire to excel in service – to our customers， 1979， professional contractors，000 orange-blooded associates and more than 2， were cavernous warehouses that dwarfed the competition and stocked 25。

in Atlanta， Richer Returns 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 22。