Home Depot plans 800 corporate job cuts near Atlanta and shifts remaining staff to full-time office work

Workforce reduction centered on Store Support Center roles

Home Depot is cutting about 800 corporate positions tied to its Store Support Center operations in the Atlanta area, part of a broader restructuring aimed at streamlining corporate functions and tightening alignment with store operations. The company said the change is intended to increase speed and agility across the business and improve support for stores and customers.

The job cuts are concentrated in corporate roles connected to store support work. The affected group includes both in-office and remote employees, with the majority of impacted workers understood to be remote. Employees who remain in these corporate roles are being moved to a full-time, five-days-a-week in-office schedule beginning the week of April 6, 2026.

Return-to-office requirement expands after earlier policy shift

The new five-day in-office requirement represents an expansion from an earlier four-day schedule for many corporate employees. Home Depot has emphasized in internal communications that in-person work is intended to strengthen day-to-day coordination with store and field teams and reinforce operating practices that put store-level needs at the center of decision-making.

Home Depot said remaining employees will retain limited flexibility to manage life events through coordination with managers and teams, but the baseline expectation will be in-office work Monday through Friday.

Employee support and transition measures

Home Depot said affected employees will receive separation packages and additional transition support. The company has also referenced job placement assistance as part of its support for impacted staff.

• Separation packages for impacted employees
• Transitional benefits
• Job placement support

Business backdrop: demand pressures and corporate realignment

The restructuring comes as Home Depot and other retailers continue to navigate uneven demand for home improvement spending, particularly for larger discretionary remodeling projects that can be sensitive to higher borrowing costs and consumer uncertainty. In recent earnings updates, Home Depot has described an environment in which customers remain engaged in maintenance and smaller projects while big-ticket renovations have faced pressure.

Separately, the company has continued to invest in operational capacity, including supply chain expansion in the Atlanta region, reflecting a strategy that pairs cost and organizational changes at the corporate level with ongoing investment in distribution and fulfillment capabilities.

Home Depot described the reorganization as an effort to simplify corporate operations and strengthen support for stores and customers.

What to watch next

Key near-term questions include how the changes affect technology and other corporate support functions tied to store operations, how the full-time office requirement influences retention and recruitment in corporate roles, and whether further adjustments follow as Home Depot implements its fiscal 2026 planning assumptions.