29/5/2015

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Home Depot's e-commerce exceeds $1B

The home improvement store's growing online presence earned it the No. 10 spot on Internet Retailer's 2015 Top 500 Guide.

The Home Depot (NYSE:HD) reported a 30 percent increase in e-commerce sales for the first quarter. Online sales accounted for 5 percent of the retailer's total sales.

We not only offered more spring season product online, but also leveraged digital media channels to highlight local in-store assortments and create footsteps to our stores. In the store, our mobile app helped customers identify product locations with our enhanced product locator ~ CEO Craig Menear

Home Depot is still refining its buy online, pick up in-store option, which in 2014 accounted for 40 percent of all e-commerce transactions.

Overall business grew by ~6% to be `20.89 Billion US$ and store sales grew by ~6% to 19.69 Billion US$

http://www.fierceretail.com/story/home-depots-e-commerce-exceeds-1b/2015-05-28

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Homedepot - According to Bernie and Arthur, the customer has a bill of rights at The Home Depot, and this entitles the customer to the right assortment, quantities and price.

Expanded reach to Canada, China and Mexico through acquisition

Target - Do-it-yourselfer, Category - Hardware Store