The Home Depot

The Home Depot is an American home-improvement retailer selling building materials, tools, appliances, and related products, with services for homeowners and professional contractors.

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Do-it-yourself: The practice of completing repairs, construction, or creative projects without hiring a professional. The chain serves customers who undertake home repairs and renovation projects themselves.
Bernard Marcus: An American businessman who co-founded The Home Depot and served as its first chief executive. Marcus helped create the retailer's warehouse-store model and guided its early growth.
Lowe's: An American home-improvement retailer and a major competitor of The Home Depot. Lowe's competes for many of the same homeowners, contractors, and project purchases.
Retail: The sale of goods or services directly to consumers for personal or household use. The Home Depot is a major example of large-scale specialty retail.
Ted Decker: An American business executive who became chief executive officer of The Home Depot in 2022. Decker leads the company through its current retail and digital strategy.
Home improvement: The repair, renovation, and upgrading of residential buildings and their surroundings. This broad activity defines the products and services at the center of the chain.
Arthur Blank: An American businessman who co-founded The Home Depot and later owned the Atlanta Falcons. Blank was one of the founders who built the chain from its first stores.
Menards: An American home-improvement retail chain operating mainly in the Midwest. Menards is a regional rival with a broad assortment of construction and household goods.
Big-box store: A large retail store with extensive floor space and a broad selection within a product category. The chain helped popularize the big-box format for home-improvement shopping.
Craig Menear: An American business executive who served as chief executive officer of The Home Depot from 2014 to 2022. Menear led the company during a period of major growth and digital investment.