The Home Depot

Summary

The Home Depot is a hardware store chain^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of hardware_store_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,923 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Home Depot is in the country of United States^[3].
• The Home Depot's instance of is recorded as hardware store chain^[4].
• The Home Depot's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• The Home Depot's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• The Home Depot's founder is recorded as Arthur Blank^[7].
• The Home Depot's founder is recorded as Bernard Marcus^[8].
• The Home Depot's founder is recorded as Pat Farrah^[9].
• The Home Depot's founder is recorded as Ron Brill^[10].
• The Home Depot's founder is recorded as Kenneth Langone^[11].
• The Home Depot is owned by The Vanguard Group^[12].
• The Home Depot is owned by BlackRock^[13].
• The Home Depot's headquarters location is recorded as Cobb County^[14].
• The Home Depot's chief executive officer is recorded as Ted Decker^[15].
• The Home Depot is part of Dow Jones Industrial Average^[16].
• The Home Depot is part of S&P 500^[17].
• The Home Depot is part of S&P 100^[18].
• The Home Depot's Commons category is recorded as Home Depot^[19].
• The Home Depot's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[20].
• The Home Depot's industry is recorded as hardware store^[21].
• The Home Depot's industry is recorded as retail^[22].
• 1978 marks the founding of The Home Depot^[23].
• February 6, 1978 marks the founding of The Home Depot^[24].
• The Home Depot's location of formation is recorded as Atlanta^[25].
• The Home Depot's significant event is recorded as Home Depot 2014 data breach^[26].
• The Home Depot's official website is recorded as https://www.homedepot.com/^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Arthur Blank^[7], Bernard Marcus^[8], Pat Farrah^[9], Ron Brill^[10], and Kenneth Langone^[11]. Recorded inception include 1978^[23] and February 6, 1978^[24]. The Home Depot's location of formation is recorded as Atlanta^[25].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average^[16], a stock market index^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1896^[30]; S&P 500^[17], a stock market index^[31], in United States^[32]; and S&P 100^[18], a stock market index^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1976^[35].

Leadership

The Home Depot's chief executive officer is recorded as Ted Decker^[15]. Board members include Gerard Arpey^[36], a businessperson^[37], b. 1958^[38], of United States^[39]; Ari Bousbib^[40], a businessperson^[41], b. 1962^[42]; Jeff Boyd^[43]; Greg Brenneman^[44], a business executive^[45], b. 1961^[46], of United States^[47]; Frank Brown^[48]; and Al Carey^[49], a businessperson^[50].

Operations

The Home Depot's headquarters location is recorded as Cobb County^[14].

Industry

Industries include hardware store^[21] and retail^[22].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group^[12], a business^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1975^[53], headquartered in Malvern^[54] and BlackRock^[13], a company^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1988^[57], headquartered in New York City^[58]. The Home Depot's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[20]. Its product or material produced is recorded as home appliance^[59].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for The Home Depot include Home Depot Supply^[60], a business^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1974^[63], headquartered in Atlanta^[64].

Why It Matters

The Home Depot ranks in the top 5% of hardware_store_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,923 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

Entities named for it include Home Depot Supply^[60], a business^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1974^[63], headquartered in Atlanta^[64].