Business Analysis of Home Depot Inc. Lowell Adkins MGT/521 April 18 2012 Jeff Jordan Business Analysis of Home Depot Inc. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. Along with investment banker Ken Langone and merchandising guru Pat Farrah‚ the 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‚ 1979‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia (“The Home Depot”‚ 2011). From the start‚ associates
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from a large consumer group of new homeowners. As a result‚ a company such as The Home Depot was able to capitalize from the success of the construction and home improvement markets. Unfortunately‚ the downturn in the economy is truly affecting Home Depot ’s revenue. However‚ evaluating market conditions and market trends will help provide the company with the needed data to help predict the future market of Home Depot and suggestions to consider in order to overcome the economic challenges of the
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Muhammad Chughtai Daniel Tesler Home Depot Case Analysis Home Depot is a large U.S. based company that competes in the low cost home improvement retail and service industry. Home Depot is a global company because they also have consumers in Canada and Mexico‚ the potential to expand their market to other areas globally and have a global supply chain. In the U.S. market‚ the industry is concentrated and in the mature stage with Home Depot and Lowe’s making up a duopoly because they are the only
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Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank in Atlanta‚ Georgia. With their store‚ Marcus and Blank revolutionized the do-it-yourself home improvement market in the United States. Home Depot began as a very basic store‚ operated in a large‚ no-frills warehouse. Home Depot carries over 35‚000 products‚ with national brand names along with the Home Depot brand. At the start‚ Home Depot was able to offer exceptional customer service with knowledgeable employees who could guide
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The Home Depot Case Analysis "The Home Depot NYSE: HD‚ headquartered in Vinings‚ Georgia‚ is a home improvement retailer that aims for both the do-it-yourself consumer and the professional in home improvement and construction. It is the second largest retailer in the United States‚ behind Wal-Mart; and the third largest retailer in the world‚ behind Wal-Mart and French company Carrefour. The Home Depot operates about 1‚900 stores across North America. The company operates stores in the United States
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INTRODUCTION Home Depot enjoyed high growth of revenues and profits in the period 1978-2003. From 7 mio USD of revenues in 1979 to 64‚8 bn in 2003. Revenue growth was generated mainly due to external growth coming from mergers and acquisitions. Home Depot has four product categories: Building and Remodeling‚ Home Décor and Organizing‚ Outdoor Living and Tool and Hardware. Company went through some structural changes when in 2000 first non funder Bob Nerdelli became the CEO of the company. Nerdelli
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Set up in the late 1970s‚ Home Depot grew rapidly over the 1980s and early 1990s‚ adding stores at the average annual rate of 20 percent. In the late 1990s‚ the company’s comparable store growth rate began declining. It was also experiencing operational difficulties due to its tardiness in developing systems to manage its rapid growth. In this situation‚ the board decided to bring new leadership to the company that can focus on new technologies‚ build efficiencies and reallocate resources while keeping
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Home Depot Case Analysis Andrew Stovall MKTG 6301.01 Dr. Rajaratnam September 27‚ 2012 Home Depot Case Analysis Summary The Home Depot Case takes place in 2007 during a time when the former chairman and CEO Robert Nardelli had recently announced his “mutually agreed” upon resignation from the company. Nardelli started at Home Depot in 2000 and produced rapid growth for the company because of his cost-cutting measures and centralized purchasing strategies. However‚ even though the profits
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The Home Depot‚ Incorporated. Internal Environment Home Depot is a large-scale home improvement retail store. The company was founded by Bernard Marcus‚ Arthur Blank (CEO)‚ and Kenneth G. Lagone in Atlanta‚ GA during 1979. Funding for this company came from an investment firm Invemed of New York among several other private investors. Within the next eleven years HD started its horizontal growth by expanding to Florida in 1981. After growth into multiple U.S. states‚ founders Marcus‚ Blank‚ and
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sure that the entire company is on the same page in terms of having clear company direction as well as complying with that direction the company is going in and spells out what the consequences are for not complying with said direction. As for Home Depot it seems that the company message has become diluted as it trickles down the leadership ladder into the stores. When I asked the in store associate development department supervisor which is the in store human resources person that does all the
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