What is your reaction to the sale of HD Supply by Frank Blake? Do you see the divestiture as a good or bad decision for Home Depot as of 2007? Why?
Discuss the competitive challenges confronting Home Depot. Focus on the competition, customers, suppliers, and substitutes.
What business-level generic strategy (cost leadership, differentiation, focused cost leadership, focused differentiation, and broad differentiation) does Home Depot pursue? What changes did the new CEO Frank Blake implement with respect to the strategy and organizational structure?
