The Home Depot Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
2455 Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30339-1834, United States
(800)430-3376, (770)433-8211, http://www.homedepot.com

Primary SIC: Lumber and Other Building Materials Dealers, Primary NAICS: Other Building Material Dealers
Description: The Home Depot, Inc. is the world's largest home improvement retailer. The company incorporated in 1978 in Delaware and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. The Home Deport sells improvement products, building materials and lawn and garden products as well as provides related services through retail stores. As of the end of fiscal 2007, there were 2,193 The Home Depot stores located throughout the U.S. (including the territories of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam), Canada, China and Mexico. The company also operated 34 EXPO Design Center stores, two THD Design Center stores and five Yardbirds stores. The Home Depot stores average 105,000 square feet of enclosed space, with 23,000 additional square feet of outside garden area. The Home Depot stores serve three primary customer groups: do-it-yourself customers who are completing projects themselves, do-it-for-me customers who purchase the material but hire someone to do the project, and professional customers, such as remodelers, general contractors, repairmen, small business owners and tradesmen. In fiscal 2007, the company completed the sale of HD Supply to focus on the retail business, and acquired approximately 15% of outstanding shares of stock as part of its recapitalization plan.Retail: Building material and home improvement and lawn and garden products.