Home Depot To Cut 7000 Jobs & Close Expo Stores

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This article mentions how HD's stock began a downward spiral from 1999 on. I'm sure it is no small coincidence that 1999 was the year Bernie and Arthur retired and that anus Nardelli tookover.
Here's the link:

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories//2009/02/01/home_depot_strategy.html