1. Home Depot, a huge retailer for home improvement products sold both to homeowners and professionals, now boasts a 25,000-square-foot facility in Florida “to service exporters with prompt and accurate deliveries.” The new facility is just one way in which Home Depot continues to grow. Access the company’s site at www.homedepot.com, and look for ways that Home Depot can use independent-demand inventories to help add value for its customers, including consumers, professionals in the home-improvement industry, and exporters.