June 22, 1979

First Home Depot Opened

Getting the stuff to do it yourself got a lot easier on this day in 1979 when the first two Home Depots opened. Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank started a chain of large home improvement warehouses that would stock more products, often at lower prices than any competitor or hardware store. Employees knew what was […]

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The Home Depot Foundation, the company's philanthropic arm, has contributed more than $200 million in time, labor, money, and supplies to numerous causes.