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...approximately 280,000 people. The Home Depot is credited as being the innovator in the home improvement retail industry by combining the economies of scale inherent in a warehouse format with a level of customer service unprecedented among warehouse-style retailers. Home Depot stores cater to do-it-yourselfers, as well as home improvement, construction and building maintenance professionals. Each Home Depot store stocks approximately 40,000 to 50,000 different kinds of building materials, home improvement supplies and lawn and garden products. New Home Depot stores in the U.S. and Canada range from 114,000 square feet with an additional 20,000 square foot garden center. The stores have a design center staffed by professional designers who offer free in-store consultation for home improvement projects ranging from lighting to computer-assisted design for kitchens and bathrooms. Home Depot offers installation services of select products ranging from single-items such as carpet to more extensive projects such as kitchen cabinets. The company is also testing the At-Home Services program which will offer complete installation of roofing, siding, and window products in limited markets. The Home Depot operates 50 EXPO Design Centers in Alpharetta, Ga.; Anaheim, Calif.; Atlanta, Ga. (2 stores); Aurora, Ill.; Bakersfield, Calif.; Bethesda, Md.; Boynton Beach, Fla.; Braintree, Mass.; Bridgewater, N.J.; Burlington, Mass.; Concord, Calif.; Dallas, Texas; Davie, Fla.; Downers Grove, Ill.; Dublin, Calif.; E. Bria, Calif.; E. Palo Alto, Calif.; Encintas, Calif.; Fairfax, Va.; Houston, Texas (2 stores); Huntington Beach, Calif.; Laguna Niguel, Calif; Lenexa, Kan.; Manchester, Mo.; Miami, Fla.; Monrovia, Calif.; Nanuet, N.Y.; Naples, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; New Rochelle, N.Y.; N. Richland Hills, Texas; Oakland, Calif.; Park Meadows, Colo.; Paramus, N.J.; Plano, Texas; Queens N.Y.; Redondo Beach, Calif.; San Diego, Calif.; San Jose, Calif.; Schaumburg, Ill; Smithtown, N.Y.; Southwest Orlando, Fla.; Troy, Mich.; Union, N.J; Utica, Mich.; Vernon Hills, Ill.; West Bloomfield, Mich.; Westbury, N.Y.; and Westwood, Calif. The EXPO Design Center enables customers to obtain expert advice and top quality products for projects as simple as matching paint swatches to total turnkey kitchen and bath renovations within its unique custom showrooms. The company offers facilities maintenance and repair products, and wallpaper and custom window treatments via direct mail through subsidiaries Maintenance WarehouseŽ and National Blinds and Wallpaper, Inc. The Home Depot presently operates in 49 states in the United States and the District of Columbia. The company also operates in seven Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. In 1998, Home Depot opened stores in Puer...