Robert Nardelli Quotations

With their merchandising savvy and competitive drive, these three talented executives will be instrumental in improving our ability to serve our customers with product selection and pricing that leads the industry, while building operational efficiency for our shareholders,

makes it necessary to take actions to ensure our continued worldwide leadership.

Having been a Home Depot supplier for many years, I am well aware of how the company has established itself as a true retailing leader.

The uncertainty of the current economy continues to put tremendous pressure on consumer spending, ... However we are confident of our ability to control operating expenses while rolling out major innovative merchandising and customer service programs and opening 200 new stores during the coming year.

The increasing strength of our balance sheet and improving fundamentals in sales and margins are allowing us to stay on strategy this year as we did last year and invest for the future as we continue to seek out new sources of growth and opportunity,

The global marketplace for power generation equipment and services is turbulent and exceedingly competitive.

The economy has fought us every step of the way, and for us to have delivered that kind of result is a real tribute to the men and women of this company, ... We've been encouraged most recently with lumber prices starting to firm up, and we're very pleased with lawn and garden starting to firm up. People are reinvesting in the exteriors of their homes that were brutalized by the long winter.

Our alliance with AARP provides valuable insights into the critical 50- plus consumer segment. For more than two decades, The Home Depot has delivered home improvement know-how to customers of all ages. With the help of AARP, our newest workshops will address the specific interests of customers 50 and over.

I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum potential.