Founded in 1978, The Home Depot(R) is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer and the second largest retailer in the United States, with fiscal 2004 sales of $73.1 billion. The company employs approximately 345,000 associates and has 2,042 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Home Depot has been recognized by FORTUNE as the No. 1 Most Admired Specialty Retailer for 2005. Its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index. HDG

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