EXCLUSIVEBRANDSOURCING RETAILER/WHOLESALER ...

Percentage of Sales in Exclusive Brands: N/A
Principal Business: Founded in 1978, Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement
specialty retailer, operating a total of 2,252 stores, including 1,974 Home Depot DIY stores in the
US (including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands & Guam), 108 in Canada (10 provinces), 7 in China
(six cities), and 91 in Mexico. Its stores typically stock 30,000 to 40,000 items, about equally
covering plumbing/electrical/kitchen; hardware; building materials; and paint/flooring--overall up
to 40,000 products. The company operates 143 warehouse distribution centers in 35 states or
provinces. Also, there are six Home Decorators collection locations in five states.
EB Identities: Behr Premium Plus paint, Charmglow gas grills, Hampton Bay lighting, Mills Pride
cabinets, Vigor lawn care, Husky hand tools, RIDGID & Ryobi power tools, Pegasus faucets,
Traffic Master carpets, Glacier Bay bath fixtures, Veranda decking products.
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Profile: Following the recent recession, there been a slow recovery for this chain, where global
economic recession, weakness in the US residential, contracting, housing, and home improvement
markets have significantly affected its business. In this year, its growth has been mainly in the US
(4 new stores) and Mexico (6 new stores). In total, the company opened 11 new warehouse stores
and closed five others. In logistics, its rollout of Rapid Deployment Centers was completed at the
start of 2011: 19 operating in the US; while the company opened 33 bulk distribution centers and
35 conventional distribution centers during the year. Gross profits for the year slipped by 6.6% to
$22.4 billion. The company continues to introduce exclusive products under its own brands
Defiant® door locks, Everbilt® hardware fasteners, Husky® paint tools and hand tools, Hampton
Bay® lighting, Vigoro® lawn care products, RIDGID® and Ryobi® power tools and Glacier
Bay® bath fixtures. Additionally, its partnership with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia offers
the exclusive Martha Stewart Living brand in select categories including outdoor living, paint,
cabinetry, flooring, and shelving and storage.
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HOME RETAIL GROUP
489-499 Avebury Blvd., Saxon Gate West, Central Milton Keynes MK9 2NW United Kingdom
Tel: +44 845-5603-6677
Fax: N/A
www.homeretailgroup.com