How an outside idea reaches a company, in its own words · checked 2026-10-29
How to sell an idea to The Home Depot
Has a submission portal
The Home Depot takes merchandise from suppliers not yet under contract with it through its New Product Submission site, for its U.S. stores and homedepot.com. Its merchant team answers with next steps. It bought Interline Brands.
“If you are a prospective supplier for stores in the U.S. that is not currently under contract with The Home Depot and are inquiring to have your merchandise sold within our retail stores or online via homedepot.com, please visit our New Product Submission site.”
“Once submitted, the Home Depot Merchant Team will contact you within 60 days with the next steps.”
What it says it looks for
“Every year, The Home Depot recognizes its best-in-class supplier partners who introduce new products that deliver efficiency and cost-savings, which benefit both pros and DIYers.”
What it has bought from outside
2015
Interline Brands (maintenance supply distributor) from Interline Brands $1.6 billion
“In 2015, Interline Brands merged five of its janitorial brands into one unified brand called Supply Works. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] On July 22, 2015, The Home Depot acquired Interline Brands for $1.6 billion.” en.wikipedia.org
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