HISTORY OF THE HOME DEPOT

April 14, Bernie Marcus The first California and 1985 store opened in were fired from Huntington Beach. 1978 Handy Dan Home Improvement Centers. Focus began 1986 on Pro customer. June 29, The Home Depot Inc. was incorporated Stores began using UPC in Delaware. 1978 1987 scanning systems.

June 22, The first two Home The Home Depot Depot stores opened 1988 was included in S&P’s 1979 on Memorial Drive 500 stock index. and Buford Highway in , GA. 1989 The 100th store opened. By the end of 1979, 1979 The Home Depot The Home Depot had three stores, 1990 became the 200 associates and largest home average weekly improvement retailer. sales of $81,700.

Team Depot, The Home The first regularly 1990– Depot’s associate 1980 scheduled product volunteer program knowledge training 1991 was established. seminars began. September 22, 1981: The Home Depot The first EXPO Design stock went public on 1991 Center opened in NASDAQ and raised , CA. $4.093 million. Aikenhead’s stores The first Florida 1994 were acquired to create 1981 stores opened Canadian division. in Hollywood and Ft. Lauderdale.

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The first Tool Following the terrorist 1995 Rental Center opened 2001 attacks on Sept. 11, in Nashville, TN. The Home Depot’s Mid-Atlantic Division served 1996 The Home Depot as an emergency marked 40 quarters, command center. or 10 years, of consecutive record financial results. The Home Depot 2002 Foundation was established. The Home Depot 1997 developed the Kids’ Workshop to The Home Depot teach building 2002 was the first major skills and safety. home improvement retailer to install self-checkouts. Bernie Marcus 1997 handed over CEO to Arthur Blank. The Home Depot 2002 expanded into with the The Home Depot acquisition 1999 was added to of Del Norte. the Dow Jones Industrial Average. 2002 The 1,500th store opened. Bob Nardelli was 2000 hired as president, The Home Depot CEO and member of 2002– became presenting the board of directors. sponsor of ESPN 2003 College Gameday. Established 2000 e-commerce site The 2,000th store opened. with test market 2005 in Las Vegas, NV.

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The Home Depot Opened first Rapid 2005 acquired 21 companies 2007 Deployment Center, for its Home Depot which marked the Supply and Home beginning of one of the Services businesses. most dramatic supply chain transformations in history. In response to 2005 Hurricane Katrina, The Home Depot The Home Depot Foundation supported 2008 discontinued its focus rebuilidng efforts in the on growing revenues Gulf community with through new store financial assistance and and volunteer labor. As of closed 15 U.S. big box 2014, nearly $15 million stores and canceled has been donated. approximately 50 future store openings. The Home Depot 2006 invested more than $87 The Home Depot million into the Gulf 2009 closed its high-end community to support EXPO Design stores. rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Katrina. Launched Customer 2009 FIRST Training and Frank Blake was Power Hours to 2007 elected chairman rebuild customer and CEO. service in stores.

The Home Depot The Home Depot 2007 estimated its current 2010 was the first brick- IT capabilities and-mortar dated back to 1991, retailer with apps which sparked the on the top three beginning of its smartphone platforms. IT transformation.

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The Home Depot The Home Depot 2010 debuted Spring Black 2012 Foundation pledged Friday, a first in an additional $50 retail history. million to veterans’ housing initiatives, increasing its total 2010 The Home Depot commitment to rolled out the FIRST $80 million. Phone mobile devices to U.S. stores, a key enabler of The Home Depot interconnected retail 2012 celebrated 100th capabilities and supply Mexico store. chain improvements.

With the opening of The Home Depot 2011 the 19th RDC, The Home 2012 was the first Depot’s distribution brick-and-mortar centers then served retailer to accept 100 percent of U.S. payment by PayPal. mainland stores. The Home Depot The Home Depot 2013 hosted more than 2011 pledged $30 million 700 Hurricane over three years workshops from to military veterans’ Texas to Maine. housing issues. The first of three new Homedepot.com 2014 DFCs opened to 2011 offered the ability to support the company’s buy online and pick interconnected up or return in store. retail capabilities.

Exited our big box re- 2012 tail effort in , and closed six remaining orange box stores.

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