Centralized retailers also keep expanding, creating more competition. While you may be buying all your clothes at the same Gap and Express where you always shopped, the amount of retail space, per capita, has increased 29 percent in the past decade. That means your personal available shopping space has increased by almost one-third. The program, the first of its kind in the retail industry, offers Home Depot customers a solution for their home improvement needs by providing materials, design services, installation and financing under one roof.
Customers complete a brief application and receive a decision within minutes.
Customers may charge purchases to their loan account in Home Depot stores for up to six months after the date of their first purchase. This loan is only available for products and services at Home Depot stores. Monthly statements will be mailed directly to participants and a 24-hour customer service department is available by phone. Domestic companies are looking for new ways to compete and stay on the cutting edge of technology, and new ideas are cropping up all over. Gorman's pitch is that he can create a custom design system for any site and virtually any brand or style of shoe.