"Weaknesses: What could you improve? What should you avoid? And what are people in your market likely to see as weaknesses? Do other people seem to perceive weaknesses that you do not see? Are your competitors doing any better than you? It is best to be realistic now, and face any unpleasant truths as soon as possible." (SWOT, n.d.) Home Depot Weaknesses Home Depot is experiencing a slowdown in growth over the last 12 month. …showed first 75 words of 367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 367 total…store base that is not being utilized nearly as efficiently as it once was, and the company's return on invested capital is plummeting." (Larson, 2001) References: SWOT Analysis, Discover new opportunities, Manage and eliminate threats. Retrieved May 28, 2006, from: http://www.mindtools.com/swot.html Home Improvement Retrieved May 28, 2006, from: www.biz.uiowa.edu/krause/HD_SP04.pdf FOOL PLATE SPECIAL. Is Home Depot a Short? Retrieved May 28, 2006, from: http://www.fool.com/news/foolplate/2001/foolplate010515.htm