Home Depot

-Every 43 hours a new home depot is built.
-"Agent Orange"
-They thought of the plan in a coffee shop.
-"If you can't make money it won't work out well."
-Athur's dad died when he was 15 of a heart attack.
-1978 Home depot was born.
-Ken Lagone was a major part of the starting of Home Depot.
-Ken Lagone was also a major investor in Handy Dan.
-Bernie Arthur And Ken started Home Depot.
-Ross Bero spent 2 million dollars to own 70% of Home Depot.
-June 22nd Home Depot opened.
-They slowly built up customers.
-Customers told people about it which drew in other customers.
-Athur was the money guy and Bernie was the hands on customers helper guy.
-In Home Depot's first year it had lost over 1 milllion dollars.
-By the end of year two it had almost mad a million dollars.
-"We were the evolution."
-It grew faster the Walmart.
-1984 it was on the stolk market for the first time.
-1986 Home depot toped 1 billion dollars.
-Home Depot sponsered the olympics.
-Arthur Blank 1.3 billion.
-Burnie Markus 1.6 billion.