Browse our collection of hardware franchise industry articles written by the editorial staff that brought you Franchise Update and Area Developer Magazines. Articles include franchisee interviews, market analysis, case studies and more.
January 25, 2007 | Read Full Story The Home Depot is the big fish in retail hardware and home improvement centers. Founded by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank, their first store, opened in Atlanta in June 1979. Today, Home Depot has more than 2,100 stores and 350,000 employees with annual revenues approaching $100 billion. When it comes to U.S. retailers, Home Depot's annual sales rank second only to those of Wal-Mart.
December 21, 2006 | Read Full Story Retail is huge. Franchising is huge. And, of course, holiday shopping is huge. Add all that up, and opportunities for retail franchises are tremendous--especially in the last four to six weeks of the year.
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