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Profile: The Home Depot
Atlanta, Georgia
Annual Revenue: $58.2 billion
Number of employees: Approximately 315,000 Associates
Founded in 1978 in Atlanta, GA, The Home Depot® is the world’s largest home improvement retailer. At the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2003, the company’s portfolio contains 1,643 stores, including 1,456 Home Depot stores in the United States, 99 Home Depot stores in Canada and 17 Home Depot stores in Mexico. The company also operates 54 EXPO Design Centers,five HD Supply stores, ten HD Landscape Supply stores, two Home Depot Floor Stores and several diversified businesses.
The Home Depot is committed to offering the ultimate home improvement shopping experience. With about 35,000 different products, trademark customer service and guaranteed low prices, Home Depot stores cater to do-it-yourselfers, as well as home improvement, construction and building maintenance professionals.