The Home Depot

The Home Depot is a home improvement specialty retailer. The company operates more than 2,300 retail stores across all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada and Mexico. Home improvement retail usually serves two main groups: homeowners taking on do-it-yourself projects, and professional contractors and tradespeople who buy materials and tools in volume. The Home Depot recruits in-store Pro team associates and outside sales representatives, which points to a dedicated focus on that professional segment alongside its broader goal of helping customers build and improve their homes.

Beyond its stores, the company employs people in distribution centers, corporate offices, driving and mechanic jobs, technology and remote roles, reflecting the supply chain and digital operations a retailer of its scale requires. The Home Depot organizes its culture around stated values that include taking care of its people, respect for all people, doing the right thing, giving back, customer service and entrepreneurial spirit. The company stresses internal promotion, noting that roughly 90 percent of its store leaders started in hourly roles, an approach consistent with its stated aim of rewarding knowledgeable, experienced professionals.

Through The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot, its associate volunteer force, the company supports veterans, helps rebuild communities after natural disasters and trains people for skilled trades careers. It has committed $750 million to veteran causes by 2030 and has introduced more than 600,000 people to the skilled trades. That trades training ties back to the core business, since a steady supply of skilled workers supports the professional customers who buy from home improvement retailers. Closer to home, the company has partnered with 18 local organizations in its hometown of Atlanta to support healthcare, entertainment and education.