Home Depot

Home Depot and Lowe's are getting ready to hire about 133,000 workers between them as they prepare for the busy spring and summer seasons. Lowe's said Wednesday that it's looking to hire 53,000 seasonal workers and has announced plans for its first national hiring day on Feb. 21. The hiring goal is up from the 45,000…

In this episode of Retail Right Now, Total Retail's Executive Editor Joe Keenan and Senior Editor Caitlin Sullivan discuss what corporate tax reform could mean for the retail industry, including the actions already taken by some leading brands — Walmart, Home Depot, Apple, Starbucks — to invest these savings into their employees as well as…

Home Depot is paying out one-time bonuses of up to $1,000 in cash to its hourly workers in the U.S., citing the recent tax overhaul. The home improvement retailer follows others doing the same, including Disney, Starbucks and Wal-Mart. Home Depot said Thursday that the one-time bonus will be distributed in the current quarter. Existing bonuses will…

In an interview at IRCE in Chicago, Michael Shady, senior director of web operations at Home Depot, answers questions about the home improvement retailer's use of content as part of its marketing mix. Shady touches on the types of content Home Depot is producing, how that content is distributed, how the effectiveness of its content efforts…

In today's news roundup, find out why Home Depot is suing Visa and MasterCard; the issue that almost caused Macy's workers in New York City to go on strike; Wal-Mart's strategy for optimizing in-store workers; and Target's latest collaboration.

Trish Mueller has stepped down as chief marketing officer at Home Depot after nearly seven years with the Atlanta-based company. Director of Corporate Communications Stephen Holmes confirmed to Adweek that Mueller announced her resignation approximately two weeks ago and that she's been replaced by president of online operations Kevin Hofmann, who will hold both titles.

Home Depot is hiring more than 80,000 temporary workers nationwide for its big spring push, the company said Wednesday. Unlike other retailers that go on a hiring spree around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, the home improvement industry sees its greatest business when plants start growing and consumers think about lawn mowers and landscaping. More than half…

The Home Depot has reached a contingent settlement with MasterCard over the home improvement giant's massive 2014 data breach. The deal was disclosed Nov. 30 in court filings in federal court in Atlanta. Banks have reached out to see if their members are interested in participating in the settlement.

It’s an interesting time of year to look at retailers’ digital strategies. Given the over-the-top hype over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, one would perhaps expect that any digital strategy would be pounded flat under the weight of promotional offers — if consumers want deals, and they have holiday budget to spend, it’s basically now…

The Home Depot has agreed to pay more than $83,000 to 46 women who claimed they were denied higher-paying sales jobs that went to men while they were forced to work as cashiers at a Southern California store. The U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday that The Home Depot didn't admit liability in the discrimination case…