Today, The Home Depot's leadership team updated investors on the company's strategic priorities, fiscal year 2017 financial guidance and long-term financial targets. For additional information on this morning's 2017 Investor and Analyst Conference, visit http://ir.homedepot.com/events-and-presentations. CLICK FOR FULL INFOGRAPHIC

Together, we made 2017 our best year yet. From giving back in our communities to taking steps to better our environment, take a look at what we accomplished this year:

In the run-up to the holidays, you’re focused on spreading maximum holiday cheer, from the lights to the greenery and everything in between. But once the holidays wind down, all of that merry-making stuff ends up stuffed in storage, often for a whole year.

When you walk into your local Home Depot, you know what to expect: walls of paint, aisles of power tools, rows of lumber and some friendly faces. It’s familiar territory. But when the holidays are in full swing, you might catch a glimpse of something you’d never expect, like an inflatable dragon lawn decoration.His name is Gary.

You don’t have to go full Clark Griswold to appreciate the hard work of covering your home in an impressive Christmas light display, especially in those hard to reach high places. “There’s a lot of time and preparation that goes into putting up lights for the holidays,” says Home Depot holiday merchant Kelie Charles.The most overlooked component when it comes to nailing your holiday twinkle game…

While The Home Depot has long been known for helping customers complete their home improvement projects, customers are discovering that the world’s largest home improvement retailer’s aisles extend beyond the physical store to its digital décor offerings, helping them complete the whole room with final details like bedding and bath towels.

Between Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s Day, household waste increases by more than 25 percent. That’s an additional 1 million tons of waste a week sent to landfills, according to the U.S. EPA.We’ve compiled a list of five simple ways you can help reduce waste this holiday season:1. Be Mindful As You Shop

Kai Ryssdal, host of Marketplace on NPR, has been inside a few Home Depot stores in his time. He started his interview by asking Craig what he looks for when he first walks into one of our stores. They also talked about what keeps him up at night.  Find out the answer to both by listening to the full interview below:

The phrase “home for the holidays” has a deeper meaning this year for two Port Arthur, Texas homeowners.   Priscilla Cain and Allen Abshire, who live just blocks apart, lost everything during Hurricane Harvey. In the days following the storm, Ms. Priscilla slept in the back seat of her Jeep with her two dogs. Mr. Allen stared at the beams of his home wondering how he would ever repair it.

When the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History contacted The Home Depot looking for examples of how the retailer motivates its associates, company archivist Jennifer Wyatt knew just what to say and whom the museum should talk to next.