As the world's largest home improvement chain, Home Depot operates more than 1,200 stores in the United States, as well as others in Canada, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Home Depot targets the do-it-yourself market with a broad product assortment. The company also serves professional builders and runs EXPO Design Centers Home Depot is expanding in Mexico and South America and is testing new formats: smaller US stores called Villager's Hardware and a flooring-only outlet.

Home Depot was founded in 1978, in Atlanta, Georgia. Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer. They were credited as being the innovator of the home improvement industry, as well as offering a level of service unprecedented among warehouse-style retailers.

Home Depot stores cater to do-it-yourselfers, as well as home improvement, construction and building maintenance professionals. Each store stocks approximately 40,000 to 50,000 different kinds of building, home improvement, and lawn and garden products, including variations in color and size.

2000 Annual Report