Home Textiles Today - September 15, 2003

The Home Depot has announced the opening of its first Manhattan store next summer, which will give it a presence in every borough of New York. Currently with 75 stores in the greater New York market, The Home Depot said the new store, to be located in the Flatiron district on the south side of 23rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, will be the latest iteration of the com...

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