The Home Depot, Inc. was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank in Atlanta, Georgia. Initially a small improvement store, it expanded to over 2,300 retail stores in North America and 30 countries. Home Depot’s IPO was in 1981, and it became the largest publicly-traded home improvement retailer in the world. In 2019, it reported $110.2 billion in sales. The company’s mission is to provide the best possible service, the lowest prices, and the highest quality products to consumers, contractors, and professional remodelers.
