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The Home Depot, Inc. Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. The company is headquartered in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia , with an Atlanta mailing address.

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Investment banker Ken Langone helped Marcus and Blank to secure the necessary capital. Bernie and I founded The Home Depot with a special vision — to create a company that would keep alive the values that were important to us. Values like respect among all people, excellent customer service and giving back to communities and society [ 9 ]. On June 22, , the first two stores, built in spaces leased from J.

Penney that were originally Treasure Island " hypermarket " discount department and grocery stores, opened in metro Atlanta in Doraville and on Memorial Drive in Decatur , both near I The financial difficulties of The Home Depot also caused the stock price to fall. To curb The Home Depot difficulties it opened only 10 stores in with a stock offering 2.

In the s The Home Depot searched for ways to redefine its marketplace.