Home Depot cuts sales forecast as investments in online shopping slow to pay off

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. The largest U.S. home improvement chain has also worked on its supply network to shorten delivery times and the search function of its website to make in-demand products more easily accessible.

“We are largely on track with these investments and have seen positive results, but some of the benefits anticipated for fiscal 2019 will take longer to realize than our initial assumptions,” Chief Executive Officer Craig Menear said.Same-store sales at Home Depot rose 3.6 per cent in the third quarter ended Nov. 3, below expectations of a 4.7 per cent increase, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

Home Depot said it expected its fiscal 2019 sales to rise about 1.8 per cent, compared to a prior forecast of a 2.3 per cent increase. The company also cut its full year same-store sales forecast. Home Depot’s weak results also pulled shares of smaller rival Lowe’s down nearly 3 per cent in premarket trading.

Net income fell to $2.77 billion or $2.53 per share in the third quarter from $2.87 billion, or $2.51 per share. Analysts were expecting earnings of $2.52 per share.

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