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Home Depot will close 34 " Expo Design Center " stores as the demand for massively overpriced toilets and light fixtures appears to be waning . Actually , never mind . . . Home Depot says that Expo was always a failure . " Even during the recent housing boom , it was not a strong business , " they said . The Home Depot is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services . Headquartered in Vinings , just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County , Georgia , Home Depot employs more than 355 , 000 people and operates 2 , 164 big box format stores across the United States ( including the 50 U . S . states , the District of Columbia , Puerto Rico , the United States Virgin Islands ) , Canada ( ten provinces ) , Mexico and China . The Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States . Home Depot has stated on their website that they have a commitment " to the environment and pledge to continue to be an industry leader in looking for products and services that are respectful of our world . " Home Depot has worked with environmental groups to develop a variety of green programs , like offsetting carbon emissions from its headquarters by planting thousands of planting in Atlanta . In April 2007 Home Depot announced its own label , Eco Option , for nearly 3 , 000 products , from fluorescent light bulbs that conserve electricity and natural insect killers , to sustainable forestry and clean water practices . The idea is that the brand name will identify the products as environmentally friendly . The initiative is expected to include 6 , 000 products by 2009 , representing 12 percent of the chains sales . ? |
