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The Home Depot, Inc. 7
We are the largest carpet installer in the world, completing hundreds of thousands of carpet installations each year.
The Home Depot is extending its business through instal-
lation services and tool rental. We assist customers with their
home improvement projects every step of the way. Our services
revenue, including flooring, window, appliance and countertop
installation, grew by 28%, and we had more than 11,000 installs
per weekday. We believe this growth will continue as more
customers prefer to have products installed by certified installers.
To benefit our retail customers and professional contractors, we
expanded our Tool Rental Centers. During 2004, we opened
our 1,000th Tool Rental Center, making us the largest in the
industry by number of locations. This initiative complements our
core business and increases customer satisfaction by serving as
a project enabler.