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In 1989, The Home Depot became the largest home improvement store in the United States, surpassing Lowe's. In the 1990s The Home Depot searched for ways to redefine its marketplace. The EXPO Design Center subsidiary was launched in 1991 to provide high-end products and design services.
Sep 21, 2024 · Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus’ customer-first approach helped fuel the DIY craze and build Home Depot into a $380 billion company — here's how it happened.
Our story, now almost 40 years in the making, is also theirs. Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank dreamed up The Home Depot from a coffee shop in Los Angeles in 1978. Avid DIYers, they envisioned a superstore that would offer a huge variety of merchandise at great prices and with a highly trained staff.
Apr 17, 2019 · After incorporating in Delaware the year before, the twin Home Depot stores opened their doors for the first time on Memorial Drive and Buford Highway in Atlanta on June 22, 1979. The...
Back in 1979, Bernie Marcus said, “The Home Depot concept is to provide the most complete assortment of lumber, building materials and home improvement products, competitively priced in a service-oriented retail situation.”
The creation of The Home Depot began with two words in the spring of 1978: “You’re fired!” Founders Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank discuss the early beginnings of The Home Depot in the below excerpt from their book, Built from Scratch, written in 1998.
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Jun 1, 2018 · 1:21. Home Depot’s co-founder used to stock the shelves with empty boxes in the company’s early days. In 1979, the co-founders of Home Depot planned to start the company with four locations in...
