Its sales on the East Coast getting a boost from the damage of Hurricane Irene, big-box retailer Home Depot's (Atlanta) net income during the third quarter rose 12 percent to $934 million, or 60 cents a share, from $834 million, or 51 cents a share, during the third quarter last year.
Its sales on the East Coast getting a boost from the damage of Hurricane Irene, big-box retailer Home Depot's (Atlanta) net income during the third quarter rose 12 percent to $934 million, or 60 cents a share, from $834 million, or 51 cents a share, during the third quarter last year.
The company's same-store sales rose 4.2 percent, and it instituted systems for customers to buy online and pick up in-store during the third quarter. Home Depot's total sales rose 4.4 percent to $17.3 billion from the same period last year.
Home Depot operates 2,246 stores in North America, Mexico and China.
