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The Home Depot, Inc. 3
Building Platforms for Growth
During 2004, we celebrated The Home Depot’s 25th anniversary. It was a year of strong performance made
possible by 325,000 orange-blooded associates who are committed to shaping the company’s future. We will
continue to build on our history and position ourselves as the retail home improvement leader while pursuing
ways to meet the needs of additional markets. By executing our strategy, The Home Depot is able to take advan-
tage of market opportunities. We will enhance our core capabilities by creating the ultimate customer shopping
experience. We will extend our business by developing new stores, new merchandising categories, new formats
and new services. We will expand our market by entering new businesses and reaching beyond our borders.
Maintaining an intense customer focus, we will sustain one of the world’s most recognizable brands beyond
the next 25 years.