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• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000H0M3WQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,346 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Before they came along a weekend project might start with trips to the paint store the hardware store the plumbing supply store the lighting store the flooring store the carpet emporium the kitchen boutique and the lumber yard. But Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus turned that idea upside down when they opened the first Home Depot in 1979.From the first Atlanta store to today's multi-national $53 billion operation BIOGRAPHY® walks the aisles and visits company headquarters to get the complete story of this retail superstar. Company insiders like Arthur Blank reflect on the philosophy that propelled the store to success and remember the shaky first days when no one seemed to grasp their revolutionary concept. And industry observers analyze the impact that the company has had not just on the hardware industry but on American commerce overall.System Requirements:Running Time: 50 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 733961760576 Manufacturer No: AAE-76057

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Biography of a Place, September 30, 2006

By	Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I've never seen the Biography series cover a store; it usually covers famous people. Still, the script was basically about the store's founders. One founder reminded me of Aaron Spelling. One interviewee had more freckles than I've seen on any other person. The description of Steve Buscemi in "Fargo" fits him. English teachers could use this work to teach about foreshadowing; since one founder was interviewed on a football field, the viewer could just tell he eventually entered that arena, so to speak. One female Home Depot worker is interviewed along with one female business expert. In the same way that Ace became for "hardware folks" rather than "hardware man", this work tries to be gender-inclusive. The work implied that Home Depot has its enemies as Wal-Mart does, but then it somewhat glosses over that controversy. This disc said that Home Depot needed to avoid hubris but then concludes by suggesting the next Home Depot store could be on the moon. The film brilliantly admits that "Home Improvement" and other handy cable shows helped the company. (I don't recall anything being said of Bob Villa, however.) I don't step foot into that type of store, but I loved learning the history of any successful endeavor.