In 1978, he came up with the idea of a warehouse-style store that would appeal to the do-it-yourself homeowner. With a partner’s help it became the world’s largest home-improvement retailer.

Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot who has been an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump for years, has died, the chain announced Tuesday. He was 95. Marcus, whom Forbes has previously listed as the richest ...

Bernard Marcus, who turned a single Atlanta home improvement store he co-founded into a global company, has died at the age of 95.