Arthur Blank‚ the Home Depot Corporation opened its first store in Atlanta‚ becoming the world’s largest home improvement retailer. They are now the second largest retailer in the United States‚ offering 40‚000 to 50‚000 different types of home improvement supplies‚ building materials‚ and lawn and garden products. They carry a wide assortment of low-cost products‚ and offer expert advice and exceptional customer service. As an innovator of the home improvement industry‚ Home Depot has expanded into
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Quiz 1 Edgar Sanchez Management 3303 Chris Zigrossi 8/29/13 Question 1 Home Depot represents the customer intimacy section of market discipline. Which is a marketing strategy ‚where a service supplier or product retailer gets close to their customers. The reason they go with this marketing strategy is because they give you solutions‚ advice ‚ and ideas. I pulled a direct quote from home depots corporate page that ensured me that it is not by luck people will receive this service it is
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Home Depot Economic Indicators Two of the economic indicators‚ housing starts and interest rates have a trickle down effect on Home Depot’s business. The current outlook for both of these indicators is still ‚ unfortunately‚ bleak. We are firm believers in Edward Learner’s thesis that "Housing is the Business Cycle". It is still considered the source through which we view the economic cycle. According to a survey by PAA Research‚ the housing market colors every investment idea evaluated and
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Home Depot vs. Lowe’s Financial Analysis And Comparison AIM 6344 Group Members Cenk Tolunay Yan Wang Hong Ma Yuhong Zhang 1) Background 1.1 The Home Depot The Company was founded in 1978 in Atlanta‚ Georgia and has since become the world’s largest home improvement retailer‚ operating more than 1‚500 stores (Home Depot‚ EXPO‚ and other subsidiary companies) across North America. Home Depot caters to both do-it-yourselfers and professional customers who serve the home improvement construction
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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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Home Depot is one of the largest home repair retailers in my area. I will highlight their 2015 financial statement‚ and give examples of how the statement could be useful to their business leaders‚ as well as outside venders. 2015 financial highlights. (n.d.). In fiscal year 2015‚ we grew sales for the sixth consecutive year‚ with positive sales growth in all three U.S. Divisions‚ Canada and Mexico. Comparable store sales were up 5.6 percent; total sales were up 6.4 percent; and diluted earnings
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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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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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Home Depot Student Name Course Date Instructor Name Home Depot Home Depot opened its first home improvement store in Atlanta Georgia in 1978. The company developed a tactical product analysis providing an assortment of products and services to customers. The products Home Depot offers focus on contractors and the do-it-yourself customers‚ as well as free how to clinics and workshops for children allowing them to build an item onsite in the store. Home Depot has grown into an internationally
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1) On the basis of Home Depot’s response to environmental issues‚ describe the attributes (power‚ legitimacy‚ urgency) of this stakeholder. Assess the company’s strategy and performance with environmental and employee stakeholders. A stakeholder framework helps identify the internal stakeholders and the external stakeholders. Internal stakeholders such as: employees‚ boards of directors‚ and managers. Customers‚ special interest groups‚ regulators‚ and others who agree are external stakeholders
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