Home Depot Has Long Dominated America’s Newest Pastime: Home Improvement Projects

The Atlanta-born giant changed how people spruce up their abodes

The Home Depot is America's go-to for home improvement projects. Getty Images

By Robert Klara

September 28, 2020

It all started with a firing—a very foolish one.

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Robert Klara

@UpperEastRob robert.klara@adweek.com Robert Klara is a senior editor, brands at Adweek, where he specializes in covering the evolution and impact of brands.