Read more Home Depot stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7193/home-depot.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:15:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67488/diy-projects-go-frugal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the five-figure granite-countertopped kitchen overhaul now an emblem of prerecession excess, home-improvement chains are seeking a new niche for themselves in more frugal times, the New York Times reports. DIY projects these days have shifted from upgrades to maintenance—consumers won't redo the bathroom but will fix the leaky...http://www.newser.com/story/67488/diy-projects-go-frugal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 7:26:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67258/lousy-retail-sales-will-delay-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf the recession is indeed waning, nobody told consumers. Retailers of every kind reported lousy sales for the quarter ended Aug. 1, the Wall Street Journal reports. Target’s same-store sales fell 6.2%, Home Depot’s dropped 9.1% and Saks’ plummeted a whopping 15.5%. And with unemployment, stagnant wages,...http://www.newser.com/story/67258/lousy-retail-sales-will-delay-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 8:38:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67213/retail-gains-drive-dow-up-83.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPositive retail reports helped get stocks back on track today after recent declines, the Wall Street Journal reports. Home Depot, Target, and Saks saw smaller-than-expected declines in quarterly profit, while discount chain TJX reported a 31% gain. The Dow rose 82.60 to close at 9,217.94. The Nasdaq...http://www.newser.com/story/67213/retail-gains-drive-dow-up-83.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 15:15:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59500/housing-data-put-dow-off-29.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYesterday’s housing-fueled rally didn’t carry over into today’s session, the Wall Street Journal reports, in part because of poor indicators from that same industry. April saw a 12.8% reduction in buildings starting construction; Home Depot dropped 5%. Still, a metric of investor anxiety today fell to its lowest point...http://www.newser.com/story/59500/housing-data-put-dow-off-29.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 15:12:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59388/dow-up-235-on-housing-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarkets rose significantly today on indications of a turnaround in the housing sector, the Wall Street Journal reports, with an industry confidence metric at its highest since September 2008. Financials—Bank of America was up 9.8%—led the S&P to a symbolic close above 900. The Dow was up...http://www.newser.com/story/59388/dow-up-235-on-housing-hopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 15:11:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49037/dow-ticks-up-38-amid-layoffs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks closed with mild gains today even as US firms announced roughly 50,000 job cuts, the Wall Street Journal reports. The market was buoyed by a report that home sales are picking up as buyers take advantage of low prices. The Dow closed up 38.47 at 8,116....http://www.newser.com/story/49037/dow-ticks-up-38-amid-layoffs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 15:16:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49003/home-depot-hacks-7k-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHome Depot says it's cutting 7,000 jobs and closing its smaller Expo chain as the recession continues to batter the nation's housing market. The nation's largest home-improvement retailer says the cuts announced this morning will affect about 2% of its workforce. Its core Home Depot stores won't be affected.http://www.newser.com/story/49003/home-depot-hacks-7k-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 8:36:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47334/home-depot-dumps-olympians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHome Depot is ending the high-profile sponsorship program under which hundreds of US athletes have had the opportunity to chase Olympic gold. The company denied that the slumping economy was behind the decision, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. But a marketing expert said, “In tough times like these, companies are going...http://www.newser.com/story/47334/home-depot-dumps-olympians.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 7:44:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37084/overbuilding-leaves-malls-under-occupied.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA decade of rapid expansion by developers and an increase in store closings has created a glut of space in malls that could persist for years, the Wall Street Journal reports. “There were a lot of projects that shouldn't have been built” during the past decade, the CEO of the...http://www.newser.com/story/37084/overbuilding-leaves-malls-under-occupied.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Sep 2008 10:15:01 CDT