“Bernie not only (had) the vision, he could do the hard work to make the vision become a reality.” Marcus in later years spent much of his time shuttling between homes in Atlanta, South Florida ...

(WANF/Gray News) - Bernie Marcus ... Within two years The Home Depot went public. Today the retail chain has more than 2,300 stores in North America. Marcus retired from actively working at ...

Marcus served as CEO from the company's inception until 1997, and he was active in the company until 2002. "We owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to Bernie," a Home Depot spokesperson said.

Bernie Marcus, a Home Depot co-founder who tried to coax customers into the first store with dollar bills and helped grow the warehouse-style home supply chain into a retail behemoth — and later ...

(WANF/Gray News) - Bernie ... Marcus, Blank and Langone founded The Home Depot, and opened their first-ever two stores in Atlanta on June 22, 1979. Within two years The Home Depot went public.