This Is What Home Depot's Blowout Quarter Means for Amazon

Home Depot (HD) - Get Report reported blowout quarterly earnings, a sign that the home improvement retailer isn't getting pinched from Amazon (AMZN) - Get Report .

Christine Short, sr. vice president of Estimize, said Home Depot's product line, especially gardening equipment, can be harder for consumers to buy online. 

U.S. July retail sales rose 0.6%, beating estimates of 0.4%.

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