Home Depot Inc operates in the Lumber and other building materials sector. The Home Depot, Inc. (The Home Depot) is a home improvement retailer. The Home Depot stores sells an assortment of building materials, home improvement and lawn and garden products and provide a number of services. The Home Depot stores average approximately 105,000 square feet of enclosed space, with approximately 24,000 additional square feet of outside garden area. As of January 30, 2010, the Company had 2,248 The Home Depot stores located throughout the United States, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of the United States Virgin Islands and Guam, Canada, China and Mexico. The Home Depot stores serve three primary customer groups: -It-Yourself (D-I-Y) Customers, Do-It-For-Me (D-I-F-M) customers and Professional Customers. In January 2012, the Company acquired Redbeacon. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: Lowe's Companies, Inc., Walgreen Co and Target Corporation.