Comments on: Blame Home Depot’s Board, Not Nardelli

by: JMattforeverrr

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:43:49 +0000

Hi:

I am wirting a news article about online shopping sites that are not well known but have excellent value.
What are some of your favorite places to shop online and how would you rate them over:
Amazon
eBay
Overstock

Thanks

Jason

by: deentapem

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:03:00 +0000

Is this gonna end someday??

by: Sensbachtal

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:28:07 +0000

Just wanted to say Hello to everyone.
Much to read and learn here, I’m sure I will enjoy !

by: KenMarshall

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:21:08 +0000

Thanks for helping

by: chuck

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:43:37 +0000

I would have to disagree with Nardelli’s performance. From certain operating metrics it may look good, but from customer satisfaction metrics, he was damaging a leading retailer. Now if he was transforming home depot into less of a retailer and more of a contractor supply operation, then he needed to communicate that and set the right expectations. I think he lost a lot of brand equity by making this shift. If you are a retail customer of home depot, then you can plainly see the effects of his management.

by: Don

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:07:54 +0000

Your comments are right on! I am a CEO of a consulting firm that focuses on the generation of increased shareholder value. Our company is responsibile for the identification, development, and implementation of revenue enhancement opportunities. We are not paid unless such opportunities generate realized increase revenue after expenses. We are 100% compensated for our performance.

On numerous occassions, when presenting to Boards at our prospects and clients, the Boards are not engaged or are quite cavelier about their company. The attention to their shareholders is appalling. My company does not profit unless we implement opportunities that generate real revenue. The Boards and the lack of talent they surround them selves with is amazing. While we have been successful, I have several E-mails from CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and Board members that indicate they are not interesting in increasing shareholder value. I look forward to producing these e-mails when the time is appropriate.

Thanks for the insight and the opportunity to respond.

by: TheoCap

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 06:02:35 +0000

Vitaliy,

Thank you very much for the excellent commentary on Home Depot. It is great to hear such solid independent thinking nowadays. It must be the rocky mountian air!! (I’m from CO too). Regardless, I appreciate your thoughts, keep up the great work.

Sincerely,

Adam
www.TheoCap.Wordpress.com

by: howard lindzon

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 03:15:10 +0000

good stuff.

by: Canadian Capitalist

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:35:41 +0000

Mr. Nardelli could be blamed for many of the ills afflicting the company: low employee morale, disgruntled stock holders, lack of attention to customer service etc. but it is ridiculous to blame him for his bloated compensation package or languishing stock price (which many media reports are citing as the reason for his ouster). I also think that HD is a tremendous value at a P/E of 13 given that many of HD’s problems are fixable.