Home Depot realigns merchandising organization.(management strategy information)(Brief Article)

Home Textiles Today, August, 2001

Bob Nardelli, president and ceo of Home Depot, has shifted its merchandise buying organization, previously set up in eight divisional offices, to its Atlanta headquarters, in order to simplify orders for vendors as well as better leverage its buying power. The Atlanta Store Support Center will use merchandising vice presidents for each department, supported by global product managers at the category level.

In its North American divisions, store merchandising responsibility will move to a vp, merchandising sales and service, supported by a divisional sales merchant with departmental merchandising responsibility. As a result of the change, 120 to 150 would be cut, the company said, though it expects to offer associates alternate job opportunities.