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'''Home Depot''' is an Atlanta, Georgia-based "big box" home and garden retail chain. The company entered the [[Birmingham]] market with three stores | [[Image:Home Depot logo.png|right]] | ||
'''The Home Depot''' is an Atlanta, Georgia-based "big box" home and garden retail chain. The company, founded in [[1978]], entered the [[Birmingham]] market with three stores which opened in [[1995]]. The company now has 11 stores in central Alabama and 2,248 in North American and China. The current chairman and CEO is Frank Blake. | |||
When | When the first Birmingham stores opened, they each took spots near an existing [[Home Quarters Warehouse]]. The first was near the [[Galleria 10]] theater at the [[Riverchase Galleria]]. The second was at [[Eastwood Festival Center]]. That store had originally been proposed for the site of [[Lawson Field]], but engineering questions arose. The third location opened on a site near the [[Flintridge Building]] in [[Fairfield]], lured by $1 million in infrastructure improvements pledged by then-mayor [[Larry Langford]]. | ||
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[[Category:Riverchase Galleria]] | [[Category:Riverchase Galleria]] | ||
Revision as of 22:27, 1 May 2012
The Home Depot is an Atlanta, Georgia-based "big box" home and garden retail chain. The company, founded in 1978, entered the Birmingham market with three stores which opened in 1995. The company now has 11 stores in central Alabama and 2,248 in North American and China. The current chairman and CEO is Frank Blake.
When the first Birmingham stores opened, they each took spots near an existing Home Quarters Warehouse. The first was near the Galleria 10 theater at the Riverchase Galleria. The second was at Eastwood Festival Center. That store had originally been proposed for the site of Lawson Field, but engineering questions arose. The third location opened on a site near the Flintridge Building in Fairfield, lured by $1 million in infrastructure improvements pledged by then-mayor Larry Langford.
Locations
- 3670 Galleria Circle, Riverchase Galleria (1995–)
- 7001 Crestwood Boulevard, Crestwood Festival Center (1995–)
- 6405 Flintridge Drive, Fairfield (1995–)
- 4995 U. S. Highway 280, Inverness
- 1460 U. S. Highway 280, Alexander City
- 1808 U. S. Highway 78, Jasper
- 3191 Pelham Parkway, Pelham
- 289 Vaughan Lane, Pell City
- 41310 U. S. Highway 280, Sylacauga
- 1600 Gadsden Highway, Trussville
- 1601 13th Avenue East, Tuscaloosa
References
- Anderson, Jon (March 17, 1994) "Home Depot plans 3 Birmingham stores: Riverchase, Fairfield, Eastwood sites chosen." Birmingham News
External links
- Home Depot website