US EditionHome Depot to Require Employees Work in Office 5 Days per Week, Cut 800 Jobs: Reports
Home Depot aims to increase speed and agility by cutting 800 roles, mostly in technology and support near Atlanta, and ending hybrid work for corporate staff.
- On January 28, 2026, Home Depot Inc. said it will cut about 800 roles tied to its Atlanta store support center and require corporate staff to return to offices five days a week starting the week of April 6.
- Amid slowing demand, the retailer said stubbornly high interest rates and a frozen housing market have weighed on Home Depot and contributed to the restructuring.
- About 150 employees at Home Depot's Atlanta headquarters and remote workers were affected, and the company confirmed it will offer separation packages and transitional benefits.
- Decker wrote in an employee memo that the restructuring will improve agility and better support workers and customers, and the company said in-person engagement aligns corporate staff with frontline associates.
- With Amazon.com Inc. trimming 16,000 roles this year, Home Depot's cuts come as other large employers reduce staff, even as the retailer reported Q3 net income $3.6 billion while projecting fiscal 2025 profit pressure.
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Home Depot Cuts 800 Corporate Jobs, Requires Workers to Return to Office Full Time
The Home Depot renovated its workforce on Jan. 28 by cutting hundreds of jobs and tightening the screws on remote work. The world’s largest home improvement retailer cut 800 jobs associated with its support center in Atlanta, where the company is headquartered, on Wednesday. The company also informed its remaining corporate employees that they needed to return to the office full time. Home Depot wrote in a statement that the changes are aimed at…
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Home Depot cuts 800 jobs, orders corporate staff back to office full time
Home Depot announced Wednesday it was eliminating 800 jobs tied to its Atlanta store support center.The company also said it would require its corporate employees to return to the office full-time, five days a week."We’re simplifying our corporate operations to better support our stores and our customers," Home Depot said in a statement to FOX Business. "These changes include a reduction in roles associated with our store support center and a tr…
Home Depot chopping 800 jobs, orders white-collar workers back to office 5 days a week
Home Depot said Wednesday it is cutting 800 jobs associated with its Atlanta store support center, and is calling on its corporate employees to return to the office five days a week.
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