Within two decades, Home Depot was the dominant U.S. home-improvement chain. Born May 12, 1929, Bernard Marcus was the son ..

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement chain, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died.

ATLANTA — Bernard "Bernie" Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot and a Republican megadonor, has died at the age of 95, according to the company on Tuesday. Marcus founded The Home Depot with ...

Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank set out to build their own retail chain. They started with a few stores in Atlanta and built Home Depot into a national powerhouse that made them both billionaires.

He never owned a home aquarium, but created the planet’s biggest fish tank. Bernard Marcus ... vigilant.” Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank saw both sides of Marcus — the buoyant ...

Bernard Marcus, a co-founder of The Home Depot, died on Monday in Boca Raton, Florida, according to a statement from the company and an obituary published by his family. He was 95. After being ...

ATLANTA — Self-made billionaire and Atlanta philanthropist Bernie Marcus has died. He was 95. “The Home Depot is deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved founder, Bernard Marcus.