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Re:The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet by 0_____0 on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @01:38PM (#43774628)
HD revenue is 250% ish vs what it was 15 years ago. Currently at ATH. Hard to say they're dying.
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Re:The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet by NoMoreNicksLeft on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @02:03PM (#43774890)
Adjusted for inflation? With how many new stores in that timeframe?
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Re:The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet by 0_____0 on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @02:40PM (#43775313)
Caveat - I haven't gone to primary sources, but all indications are that they're doing pretty well. Increase of 1.8~% in number of store locations in the last 5 years.

Inflation adjusted, revenue is up 38% since late 2009.

Wal-Mart is similarly doing very well.

If you thought HD and WMT were dying, this may be a moment to reevaluate the heuristics you're using to gauge the health of retail businesses.

https://ycharts.com/indicators/home_depot_inc_hd_total_store... https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/HD/home-depot/reve...

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Re:The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet by oyashirochama on Thursday April 24, 2025 @12:14PM (#43784461)
They are dying as what their namesakes suggest and instead become slop factories.
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Re:The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet by DrillShopper on Thursday April 24, 2025 @04:21PM (#43787064)
Their investors don't care so long as line go up
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Re:The Gruen Transfer is consuming the internet by 0_____0 on Friday April 25, 2025 @10:42AM (#43794107)
Care to elaborate beyond this insubstantial drive-by take?
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