The Home Depot has eliminated about 800 roles within its Atlanta store support center, the retailer confirmed to Retail Dive Wednesday.
The job cuts affect roles across its store support center, but are primarily concentrated on its technology organization, according to a company spokesperson. In addition, Home Depot has called for a return-to-office for its corporate staff, requiring employees to be in the office five days a week.
“We’re simplifying our corporate operations to better support our stores and our customers,” the spokesperson said. “Our goal is to drive greater agility and position the company to move faster and stay even more closely connected with our frontline associates.”
Affected employees will be offered separation packages, transitional benefits and job placement support, per the company.
The job cuts come two months after Home Depot missed expectations for the third quarter and cut its full-year profit guidance. In Q3, the home improvement retailer reported net sales increased 2.8% year over year to $41.4 billion, while its comparable sales inched up 0.2%. The retailer also saw its profits contract, with operating income falling 1.2% from the year-ago period to $5.4 billion and net income declining 1.3% to $3.6 billion.
The cuts also add to the growing list of retailers turning to layoffs recently. Just this week, Amazon announced job cuts affecting 16,000 roles across its organization, while Nike said it would lay off nearly 800 employees as it moves to consolidate its U.S. distribution centers.
The retail industry remains one of the “hardest hit” sectors when it comes to job cuts, according to a November report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. From January to October last year, the industry saw 88,664 job cuts, up 145% from the same period in 2024.
