
The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, met 24 Greater China suppliers at a Global Sources Private Sourcing Event in Shanghai on July 30. The Company sent four teams to source compressors, generators, hand tools and power tools from qualified suppliers. The Home Depot used Private Sourcing Events to locate China suppliers that meet tough U.S. industry certifications.
The Home Depot, Inc. is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer and the second largest retailer in the United States, with fiscal 2008 retail sales of US$71.3 billion.