In 1978 he came up with the idea of a warehouselike store that would appeal to the do-it-yourself homeowner. The chain became the world’s largest home-improvement retailer.
Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank saw both sides of Marcus — the buoyant ... He worked a series of retail jobs, eventually landing as a top executive with Handy Dan Improvement Centers, a successful ...
One of the men who founded Home Depot has died. Bernard “Bernie” Marcus was 95 years old. CNN broke the news citing an internal memo, but requests to Home Depot were not answered as of Tuesday morning ...
Marcus’ death was confirmed to Just the News by a family friend Tuesday morning. Marcus established The Home Depot with co-founder Arthur Blank in 1978, growing the orange-clad store into a $400 ...