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Home Depot invests in crowdsourcing delivery app

by Ben Bradford
Feb 26, 2019
Brick-and-mortar stores are hustling to get online purchases to customers' doorsteps faster.
Brick-and-mortar stores are hustling to get online purchases to customers' doorsteps faster.
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Home Depot still doing well despite cooling housing market

by Amy Scott
Nov 13, 2018
Despite signs of a cooling housing market, the home improvement giant turned in a $2.9 billion profit for the third quarter.
A sign is posted in front of a Home Depot store on Aug. 14, 2018 in El Cerrito, California.
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The obligation of capitalism

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
May 16, 2018
The co-founder of Home Depot says he's worried about the effect of Bernie Sanders on today's young people in his new book, "I Love Capitalism!"
Kenneth Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot.
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Home Depot takes a shot at tackling the construction labor shortage

by Renata Sago
Apr 30, 2018
Home Depot is investing $50 million into residential construction apprenticeships, but that still won't address the labor shortage.
Students at Fort Stewart will be prepared for residential construction jobs after a 12-week apprenticeship with the Home Builders Institute, sponsored by the Home Depot Foundation.
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In the Amazon age, home improvement chains thrive

by Amy Scott
Aug 16, 2016
Even with online sales, the brick-and-mortar store is often involved.
A Home Depot employee at a store in Miami, Florida. 
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What's driving home improvement sales

by Annie Baxter
Feb 24, 2016
Lowe's and Home Depot have released better than expected earnings.
Customers shop for home improvement products at a Home Depot store.
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Home Depot goes on a temp-worker hiring spree

by Adam Allington
Feb 10, 2015
The DIY store says it will hire 80,000 temporary workers for its spring retail season.
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Want the best price online? Good luck with that.

by Dan Weissmann
Oct 27, 2014
It's tough to detect or beat systems that show you "personalized" prices for products
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The numbers for September 22, 2014

by Tony Wagner
Sep 22, 2014
Ten million phones bought, 56 million cards stolen and a lot of loan defaults.
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What can retailers do after the Home Depot hack?

by Dan Gorenstein
Sep 9, 2014
Cyberthieves are still after your credit card information, and the pressure is on retailers to get ahead in the cyberwar games. But are they?
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