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The Home Depot, Inc.

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The Home Depot, Inc. is an American home improvement retailer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, Ron Brill and Pat Farrah, who opened the first two warehouse-format stores in Atlanta in 1979. It grew into the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, selling building materials, tools, appliances and home decor to both individual homeowners and professional contractors through a large network of big-box stores.

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Company Type
Public Company 1
Founded Year
1978 1
Headquarters
Cobb County, Georgia (Atlanta mailing address) 1
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Source Wikidata: The Home Depot, Inc.
Sources
1. Home Depot - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, founded
    1978
  • Infobox, type
    Public
  • Lead paragraph 1, sentence 4
    headquartered in Cobb County, Georgia, with an Atlanta mailing address
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Wikidata: The Home Depot, Inc.
WikidataOperates In: Retail Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Operates In: Retail Industry, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
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