Home Depot History
Home Depot Acronyms
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Merchandising Knowledge
100

The year the Home Depot opened it's first store

What is 1979?

100

COGS is the acronym for this

What is Cost of Goods Sold?

100

Sales-Cost of Goods Sold

What is Gross Margin?

100

The current CEO of Home Depot

Who is Ted Decker?

100

The department number and class name for Husky Workbenches

What is D25 Steel Storage?

200

The founders of Home Depot

Who are Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus?

200

MAP is the acronym for this

What is Merchandising Action Planner?

200

The P&L bottom line that represents profits after store expenses

What is SCOP (Store Controlled Operating Profit)?
200

The current Southern Division President

Who is Kelly Mayhall?

200

The department number and class name for Fire Extinguishers

What is D27 Fire Safety?

300

Home Depot became the sponsor of this program in 2003

What is ESPN College Gameday?

300

SKU is the acronym for this

What is stock keeping unit?

300

These markdowns do not hit the Store Markdown line and include discounts such as VPP, coupons, and clearance

What are buyer markdowns?

300

The former Merchandising VP that featured new products on the Same Page in his Gym Bag.

Who is Giles Bowman?

300

The department number and class name for logsplitters

What is D28 Chore

400

The company that Bernie and Arthur were fired from before opening Home Depot.

What is Handy Dan's?

400

RBFS is the acronym for this

What is really big f***ing sign

400

This number represents the amount of margin you earn for every $1 invested in inventory

What is GMROI?

400

This Senior Executive Vice President began her career as a Cashier in South Florida in 1985 and is #16 on Fortune's Most Powerful Women's list.

Who is Ann Marie Campbell?

400

The department number and class name for Milwaukee work gloves

What is D25 Security & Safety?

500

The object that inspired the Home Depot logo.

What is a wooden shipping crate?

500

DSLS is the acronym for this

What is days since last sold?

500

This number represents the number of times inventory is sold through in a given year.

What is Turns?

500

The SVP of Culture and Values who began her career as a cashier in Houston 40 years ago and is known for using heart symbol when speaking to associates.

Who is Crystal Hanlon?

500

The department number and class name for folding tables and chairs.

What is D23 Closet Organization?

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