Almost two years into his role as leader of the world’s largest home improvement retailer, Frank Blake discusses the economic climate, the company’s priorities and the new way to look at Home Depot’s business model.

What are the foundational roots of The Home Depot? Craig Menear describes them and explains the company’s strategy to revive them. During this interview, he also discusses promising categories and vendor relationships.

Improving stores is relatively easy – the hard part is improving customer perception. That’s the challenge for Marvin Ellison, who is bringing a back-to-basics approach to more than 2,000 U.S. stores.