{"version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Sharemaestro Newsreel: Austria Home Improvement Retail news", "home_page_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/newsreel/at/consumer-cyclical/home-improvement-retail/", "feed_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/newsreel/at/consumer-cyclical/home-improvement-retail/feed.json", "description": "Latest Home Improvement Retail company headlines from Austria, newest first, with source links and direct routes to company research and sentiment.", "language": "en", "items": [{"id": "source:4f9c810ca4e15aa8668dea72e50729912db5f887132223ee5d8d4ee3bb258747", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/home-depot-ceo-ted-decker-135132787.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/home-depot-ceo-ted-decker-135132787.html", "title": "Home Depot CEO Ted Decker taking medical leave of absence", "content_text": "Home Depot chair, president, and CEO Ted Decker will take a temporary medical leave of absence, the company announced Wednesday. The company expects Decker to return within the next few months but did not disclose the reason for his leave. The board of directors, acting on Decker's recommendation, selected two executives to oversee the company during his absence. Senior EVP Ann-Marie Campbell will handle day-to-day operations, while EVP and CFO Richard McPhail will manage the company's financial operations and Pro subsidiaries. Greg Brenneman, the board's independent lead director, will chair ", "date_published": "2026-08-12T13:51:32+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Earnings", "HD"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Austria", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "HD", "name": "The Home Depot, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/65343f29-b07a-4cdb-bc53-520d0b526843/"}]}}, {"id": "source:d64572feb8cde45ddc6fb5bd60658e1c798bdb2e4884a9f32ca58490be10748c", "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/home-depot-has-raised-its-dividend-17-consecutive-years-and-reports-earnings-aug-18-it", "external_url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/home-depot-has-raised-its-dividend-17-consecutive-years-and-reports-earnings-aug-18-it", "title": "Home Depot Has Raised Its Dividend for 17 Consecutive Years and Reports Earnings Aug. 18. Is It the Smarter Dow Stock to Buy Over Walmart?", "content_text": "Key Points Despite dealing with cyclical pressures, Home Depot has paid a dividend in 157 straight quarters. Walmart\u2019s success in online shopping and advertising demonstrates how its business has evolved. Valuation is the critical determining factor that investors will consider when choosing the better retail stock.10 stocks we like better than Home Depot \u203a Home Depot (NYSE: HD) shares haven't been performing well. In the past five years, they have risen only 5% (as of Aug. 6). Following a pandemic-fueled surge in demand that saw revenue rise double-digit percentages in fiscal 2020 and fiscal ", "date_published": "2026-08-08T21:40:00+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "nasdaq.com"}], "tags": ["Earnings", "HD"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Austria", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "HD", "name": "The Home Depot, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/65343f29-b07a-4cdb-bc53-520d0b526843/"}]}}, {"id": "source:2542af47b0b0cf99c540689d63e147cf775557261102aa4561de0b6471d05a33", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/dear-home-depot-stock-fans-130002400.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/dear-home-depot-stock-fans-130002400.html", "title": "Dear Home Depot Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for August 18", "content_text": "Home Depot, Inc_ location by-hapabapa via iStock The home-improvement sector has faced no shortage of challenges this year. Elevated interest rates, stubborn inflation, and a sluggish housing market have made consumers more cautious about large renovation projects. Even so, Home Depot (HD) remains one of the industry's dominant players \u2014 and investors will soon get an important update on how the business is navigating this environment. That's why Aug. 18 is a date worth circling on the calendar. Home Depot is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter 2026 earnings before the market opens t", "date_published": "2026-08-08T13:00:02+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Earnings", "HD"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Austria", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "HD", "name": "The Home Depot, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/65343f29-b07a-4cdb-bc53-520d0b526843/"}]}}, {"id": "source:99adc83de2e0a148f3168c8221d80423295eb11aea2bf5a391075a92726f976a", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bull-case-home-depot-hd-211341377.html", "external_url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bull-case-home-depot-hd-211341377.html", "title": "The Bull Case For Home Depot (HD) Could Change Following Its New Pro-Focused Leadership Overhaul \u2013 Learn Why", "content_text": "In late July 2026, The Home Depot reorganized its leadership structure, unifying private brands with core merchandising, integrating digital and loyalty functions, and creating an Office of Pro Acceleration to better serve professional customers across a fragmented US$1.20 trillion home improvement market. This reshaping of executive responsibilities and technology oversight is intended to speed product innovation, tighten coordination across Pro-focused businesses, and sharpen how Home Depot competes for complex, higher-value projects. Next, we will examine how Home Depot's new Office of Pro ", "date_published": "2026-08-07T21:13:41+00:00", "authors": [{"name": "finance.yahoo.com"}], "tags": ["Earnings", "HD"], "_sharemaestro": {"country": "Austria", "coverage": "Main company", "market_context": null, "companies": [{"symbol": "HD", "name": "The Home Depot, Inc.", "sentiment_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/sentiment/65343f29-b07a-4cdb-bc53-520d0b526843/"}]}}]}