The Home Depot 2008 Annual Report Dear Shareholders: In 2008‚ our retail sales declined by 7.8 percent‚ with comp sales down 8.7 percent. Our adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations declined 22 percent. In ordinary times‚ these would be very disappointing results. But 2008 was not an ordinary year. Despite the difficult economic environment‚ we continued to improve our retail business‚ through investing in our associates and our stores‚ rebuilding our supply chain and
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Home Depot in Chile: Case study * Constanza Bianchi<img alt="Corresponding author contact information" src="http://origin-cdn.els-cdn.com/sd/entities/REcor.gif">‚ <img src="http://origin-cdn.els-cdn.com/sd/entities/REemail.gif" alt="E-mail the corresponding author"> * Escuela de Negocios‚ Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez‚ Presidente Errazuriz‚ 3485‚ Las Condes‚ Santiago‚ Chile * http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2005.09.013‚ How to Cite or Link Using DOI * Permissions
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HOME DEPOT ANALYSIS In this case analyses we have a good example of different kinds of leadership and how leaders can change their organization’s preferences. This report gives a detailed example about two CEOs for Home Depot; Bob Nardelli and Frank Black. The previous Leaders for Home Depot before these two CEOs did very well by challenging the market and exploring the customer needs and the way of grabbing the customer attention. They established special character to Home Depot and their employees
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HOME DEPOT‚ INC. in the New Millennium Tom Thomson‚ Suzanne Ma‚ Todd Humphrey‚ Owen Clements June 28‚ 2006 Agenda Background/History Current situation Accounting and Finances Growth Initiatives Financial Analysis Forecast HOME DEPOT Inc. Founded In 1978 in Atlanta‚ Georgia Largest Retailer of home improvement products Stores were warehouses and sold large volumes of goods at low prices Offered ‘how-to-clinics’ and knowledgeable customer service representatives Between
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supply business and home service business 4. Cutting labor costs by doubling the number of part-time workers Weakness: 1. The large number of part-time workers can decrease the quality of products. Workers won’t work so hard. 2. Selling wholesale distribution channels makes it loss the wholesale customers. 3. The customer satisfaction decreased‚ because the store is not that modern 4. The huge debt ratio from 10% to 47% Opportunity: 1. Acquiring the Chinese home-improvement retailer
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Motivational Profile Paper: Home Depot Motivates Daniel PSY/320 Home Depot Motivates Decks‚ patios‚ bathrooms you name it‚ there is no job too difficult when Home Depot is there. Home Depot has helped many troubled individuals accomplish impossible tasks that seem like they can never be done. Home Depot has been around since the late 70’s and has only gained more popularity as the years have passed. As one of the leading retailers in the United States‚ Home Depot is highly respected by the
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Home Depot Questions for Case Discussion 1. Look at page 16 of the case (Selected Financial Data). Note that fiscal 1985 ends on February 2‚ 1986 (there is a typo on this page; the far left numbers column should be February 2‚ 1986 instead of February 2‚ 1985). Evaluate Home Depot ’s performance in the following areas: • Growth in Sales • Growth in Total Assets • Change in Net Income • Growth in Long-term Debt 2. Look at page 17 of the case (Management Discussion). Compare 1985 to 1983
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1. On the basis of Home Depot’s response to environmentalist issues‚ describe the attributes (power‚ legitimacy‚ urgency) of this stakeholder. Using the Reactive Defensive-Accommodative-Proactive Scale in Chapter 2‚ assess the company’s strategy and performance with environmental and employee stakeholders. In 1990 Home Depot began to work off a basis of environmental principles. People in the community pushed for the company to become more eco-friendly. These principles help to guide a number of
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9/15/12 Home Depot Learns Chinese Prefer ’Do‑It‑for‑Me’ ‑ WSJ.com Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal‚ noncommercial use only. To order presentationready copies for distribution to your colleagues‚ clients or customers‚ use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF format. Order a reprint of this article now BUSINESS Updated September 14‚ 2012‚ 5:52 p.m. ET Home Depot Learns Chinese Prefer ’DoItforMe’
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Home Depot – 2010 Financial Report For fiscal year ended January 30‚ 2011 ("fiscal 2010")‚ Home Depot reported Net Earnings of $3.3 billion and Diluted Earnings per Share of $2.01 compared to Net Earnings of $2.7 billion and Diluted Earnings per Share of $1.57 for fiscal year ended January 31‚ 2010 ("fiscal 2009"). The results for fiscal 2010 included a $51 million pretax charge related to the extension of our guarantee of a senior secured loan of HD Supply‚ Inc. (the "HD Supply Guarantee Extension")
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