HomeDepot

By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #BusinessHome Depot last quarter recorded sales of $35.7 billion to close its fiscal year with $151.2 billion as the giant hardware chain continued its pandemic surge to a record result, the company reported Tuesday.Sales for the Vinings-based retailer during the fourth quarter were up 10.7% from the same period a year earlier. Home Depot’s annual revenues rose 14.4% from the previous year.During the past two years, Home Depot sales have surged by more than $40 billion, said Craig Menear, company chairman and chief executive, in a statement. “Fiscal 2021 was…

By Michael E. Kanell, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #BusinessOver the next three months, Home Depot will hire more than 100,000 workers nationally, including more than 6,400 people in metro Atlanta, company officials said Tuesday.A burst of hiring is a spring routine for the huge company, as do-it-yourselfers and professional contractors start new projects. But the surge will be 20% higher than normal because of dramatic growth during the pandemic in both online and in-store sales, Eric Schelling, vice president of global talent acquisition, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.“It is the consumer demand that is driving our hiring counts,” he…