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 (7,815 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 Atlanta^[14].
• The Home Depot's headquarters location is recorded as Cobb County^[15].
• The Home Depot's chief executive officer is recorded as Ted Decker^[16].
• The Home Depot is part of Dow Jones Industrial Average^[17].
• The Home Depot is part of S&P 500^[18].
• The Home Depot is part of S&P 100^[19].
• The Home Depot's Commons category is recorded as Home Depot^[20].
• The Home Depot's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[21].
• The Home Depot's industry is recorded as hardware store^[22].
• The Home Depot's industry is recorded as retail^[23].
• 1978 marks the founding of The Home Depot^[24].
• February 6, 1978 marks the founding of The Home Depot^[25].
• The Home Depot's location of formation is recorded as Atlanta^[26].
• The Home Depot's significant event is recorded as Home Depot 2014 data breach^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Other^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1978-02-06^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3fe52fdf-d27f-4a12-923a-b91e0a3c528c^[31]

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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^[24] and February 6, 1978^[25]. The Home Depot's location of formation is recorded as Atlanta^[26].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average^[17], a stock market index^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1896^[34]; S&P 500^[18], a stock market index^[35], in United States^[36]; and S&P 100^[19], a stock market index^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1976^[39].

Leadership

The Home Depot's chief executive officer is recorded as Ted Decker^[16]. Board members include Gerard Arpey^[40], a businessperson^[41], b. 1958^[42], of United States^[43]; Ari Bousbib^[44], a businessperson^[45], b. 1962^[46]; Jeff Boyd^[47]; Greg Brenneman^[48], a business executive^[49], b. 1961^[50], of United States^[51]; Frank Brown^[52]; and Al Carey^[53], a businessperson^[54].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Atlanta^[14], a county seat^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1845^[57] and Cobb County^[15], a county of Georgia^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1832^[60].

Industry

Industries include hardware store^[22] and retail^[23].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group^[12], a business^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 1975^[63], headquartered in Malvern^[64] and BlackRock^[13], a company^[65], in United States^[66], founded in 1988^[67], headquartered in New York City^[68]. The Home Depot's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[21]. Its product or material produced is recorded as home appliance^[69].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for The Home Depot include Home Depot Supply^[70], a business^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1974^[73], headquartered in Atlanta^[74].

Why It Matters

The Home Depot ranks in the top 5% of hardware_store_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,815 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

Entities named for it include Home Depot Supply^[70], a business^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1974^[73], headquartered in Atlanta^[74].