Friday, November 5, 2010

Home Depot

Founded in 1978
First two stores opened in 1979
More than 50 billion in sales
If you cat make money then it dosnt work out well
Made a business called handy dan
Founded by by Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank, Ron Brill, and Pat Farrah
Bernie and Arthur were fired from handy dan
The home depot stores were larger than there competitors stores
Founded in Marietta, Georgia
Kept their ideas secret about their new business
Had alot of ideas for a business name but came up with "The Home Depot"
Had hard time buying products because they had little money
Engouraged employees to take on big projects
Home depot sponsored the olympics



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