Home Depot mobilizes emergency command center as hurricanes threaten store operations

• The Home Depot is ramping up hurricane business-continuity measures as storms threaten store operations across affected regions.
• An Atlanta-based Emergency Command Center coordinates more than 100 associates to manage staffing safety, inventory flow, store readiness.
• Supply chain teams use forecasting tools to pre-stage critical categories, aiming for store replenishment within 24 hours from distribution centers.
• Technology teams monitor 792 sites during 2024 events, 76 sites in 2025, 60 sites so far in 2026 to sustain store systems.
• Dashboards track store transaction connectivity, system status; purchase order visibility refreshes every 15 minutes to flag delays.

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