Pasadena Home Depot to Open Doors This Week

A new Home Depot will open its doors in Pasadena later this week.

The March 11 opening is described as a soft opening.

A company spokesperson told Pasadena Now that the Pasadena store is the second of six new stores to open in 2021.

“The 113,580 square-foot store will employ between 275 and 300 associates, including just over 200 associates who are new to the company,” according to the statement.

“The store has several features the company is rolling out as part of its multi-year, $11 billion investment to enhance the customer and associate experience. It features an optimized, more flexible checkout and customer service area, specialty showroom, the latest displays and amazing new storage areas for our customers

Buy Online Pickup In Store orders. These Buy Online Pickup In Store orders have become more prevalent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interested job seekers can apply in person by visiting the store or by visiting careers.homedepot.com.”

The store has been hiring employees over the past several months.

The store is located at the site of a former Avon distribution warehouse on Foothill Boulevard, but the store’s access is from the south. Its address is 2881 East Walnut Street.

Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, supplying construction and hardware products and services, according to the company’s website.

The company is headquartered in Cobb County, Georgia.

A community meeting in December 2016 about the possibility of commercial development including a Home Depot store at the 2940 E. Foothill Blvd. site drew a hostile response from the nearly 200 residents who attended.