Alumni, Retiring President Honored. Retiring President David L. Soltz and Roberta âRobbieâ L. Soltz, Ph.D., were recently named 2017 honorary alumnus and alumna, at the annual Bloomsburg University Alumni Awards Dinner.
Origins, Locations, and Customer-base. Despite being the larger of the pair, The Home Depot, Inc. (HD) was actually founded over 30 years later than Loweâs Companies, Inc. (LOW)âHome Depot in 1978 and Loweâs in 1946. Since then, Home Depot has grown to 2,269 stores, of which 1,976 are in the United States, 182 are in Canada, and 111 are in Mexico.
Full Description. The Home Depot, Inc. (The Home Depot), incorporated on June 29, 1978, is a home improvement retailer. The Home Depot stores sell an assortment of building materials, home improvement products and lawn and garden products and provide services.The Home Depot stores average approximately 104,000 square feet of enclosed space, with approximately 24,000 additional square feet of outside garden area.The Home Depot stores serve three primary customer groups: do-it-yourself (DIY) customers, do-it-for-me (DIFM) customers and professional customers.he Home Depot stores sell an assortment of building materials, home improvement products and lawn and garden products and provide services. The Home Depot stores average approximately 104,000 square feet of enclosed space, with approximately 24,000 additional square feet of outside garden area.