How many stores does home depot have in the us?
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer primarily in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Home Depot stores offer building materials, home improvement supplies and lawn and garden products that are sold to do-it-yourself customers, do-it-for-me customers, home improvement contractors, tradespeople and building maintenance professionals. The company also operates EXPO Design Center stores that provide products and services primarily related to design and renovation projects. As of February 3, 2008, it operated 2,234 stores comprising 1,950 The Home Depot stores, 34 EXPO stores, 5 Yardbirds stores, and 2 THD Design Center stores in the United States, as well as 165, 66, and 12 The Home Depot stores in Canada, Mexico, and China. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.