1.   Analysts said Home Depot may be the only home improvement retailer to report sales growth for the quarter.

2.   Baker, who was president of the Mid-South and Southern divisions, has been with the home improvement retailer for four years.

3.   He said the company has no interest in acquiring Wickes Plc, the troubled U.K. home improvement retailer.

4.   He said the company has no interest in acquiring Wickes Plc, the troubled UK home improvement retailer.

5.   Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer, continues to take market share from rival chains that close stores.

6.   In the broad market, home improvement retailers logged gains.

7.   Molson Cos., which has interests in home improvement retailers Home Depot Canada and Beaver Lumber, said the weaker retail market contributed to its lower profits.

8.   Next year, Expo will enter markets in Boston, Detroit, New Jersey and San Francisco, the home improvement retailer said Monday.

9.   Revy Home Centres, the second-largest home improvement retailer in Canada, plans a major expansion in Toronto and Quebec.

10.   The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer is weighing Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for future outlets over the next five years, said Home Depot spokesman Jerry Shields.