The Home Depot to Move Black Friday to Spring for Second Year in a Row

Numerous Door Buster Offers to Kick off Spring

 

ATLANTA, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced it will implement its second annual Spring Black Friday event, a weekend of regional door buster values in preparation for spring, the Company's biggest selling season.

 

Like the traditional Black Friday that occurs the day after Thanksgiving to unofficially start the holiday shopping season, The Home Depot's Spring Black Friday marks the start of home improvement's busiest shopping season. In preparation, the Company announced in February that it would hire and train more than 60,000 seasonal associates ahead of the first of four Spring Black Friday events.

 

Spring Black Friday will be implemented on a market-by-market basis based on climate by geography. During four different weekends in spring, prices on many of the most sought after spring products will be significantly reduced including: a variety of live goods and lawn care products, outdoor power tools, eco-friendly gardening products, and outdoor patio and grills.

 

The first of four weekends will be in select warm weather markets beginning Thursday, March 17 through Sunday, March 20 or while supplies last. Consumers can find participating store locations on homedepot.com.

 

"Spring is our Christmas," said Craig Menear, executive vice president for Merchandising. "As consumers continuously look for ways to affordably improve the appearance of their homes, we want to give them the best value possible to meet all of their indoor and outdoor needs."

 

In addition to the store event, The Home Depot will celebrate every Friday this spring with Black Friday-type offers on Facebook from March 18 through the end of May. Customers who "Like" The Home Depot on Facebook will learn about these exclusive values right on the fan page, http://facebook.com/homedepot. These special buys will be available on Facebook only and will feature prices that are 50 to 75 percent off regular prices on a variety of gardening and lawn care products as well as patio, cleaning and decor items. All values will be different than the offers available in stores and on homedepot.com.

 

Following are a few examples of the Spring Black Friday values*:

 

* 7-Piece Martha Stewart Living Cardona Dining Set, was $499, now $199

 

* Brinkmann Pro Series Four Burner Gas Grill, was $369, now $199

   

* Ames 4-wheel Garden Cart, was $39.97, now $19.97

  

* 16oz Miracle-Gro Liquafeed Advance Starter Kit with Sprayer was $12.48, now $6.24

 

* 1.33 Gallon Roundup Extended Control Weed and Grass Killer Plus Weed Preventer, Ready To Use, now $9.88, compare at $19.96

 

 

* Prices may vary across the country

Goya Foods Donates One Million Pounds of Food Through United Way to Fight Hunger

Donation is the largest ever made by a food company in a single day

 

SECAUCUS, N.J., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Goya Foods, Inc., the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, announced today their donation of one million pounds of food in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to help fight hunger during a press conference at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey.  Goya has partnered with United Way to execute the food distribution, providing food to various food pantries, food banks, shelters, senior organizations, and schools on March 16.  The donation, which consists of rice, dry beans, and other Goya favorites, will help feed more than three million people.

 

Taking place on the 75th day of Goya's 75th year, the one million pound donation is part of a series of initiatives the company has developed to celebrate its milestone anniversary in 2011 and is the largest ever single-day food donation by a food company.   The historic donation serves as a reminder of Goya's service to its communities and is the next step in Goya's longstanding commitment of supporting the fight against hunger.  Throughout its seventy-five year history, Goya has donated extensively to local and national organizations, and in 2010 alone, the company donated more than 1.5 million pounds of food internationally. 

 

Additionally, Goya announced that it will be donating more than 100,000 cans of Goya coconut water to aid the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan.   This donation will quickly help provide the victims with necessary nutrients during these difficult times.  Goya has a long history of providing aid to those impacted by natural disasters and has made significant donations both at home, including those impacted by Hurricane Katrina as well as abroad in Mexico, Haiti, Chile, Peru and El Salvador, among others.

 

"Giving has always been an integral part of our culture, so as we celebrate our seventy-fifth anniversary, we wanted to give back to the communities that have always supported us," said Robert Unanue, president of Goya Foods.  "At a time when millions of Americans are faced with food insecurity, this donation reinforces our commitment to aiding in the fight against hunger, so we thank United Way for helping us execute this day of giving."

 

Members of the local business and philanthropic communities, including representatives from Catholic Charities, Puertorriquenos Asociados for Community Organization and Palisades Emergency Residence Corporation, joined Goya executives to kick-off the day of giving.

 

Goya's Secaucus, New Jersey distribution center will serve as the flagship for the effort donating 175,000 pounds of food to United Way of Hudson County and United Way of New York City. The nationwide efforts will take place in the following Goya markets, each of which will receive at least 75,000 pounds of food: Boston; Buffalo; Chicago; Houston; Los Angeles; New York Tri-state area; Miami; Orlando; Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. 

 

"We applaud Goya's commitment to fight hunger," said Brian Gallagher, president and CEO of United Way Worldwide.  "Good nutrition is a key part of United Way's commitment to improve people's health and this generous donation will help ensure that children and adults in these communities have access to affordable, healthy food."

 

At the press conference, Unanue also unveiled details of the Goya Gives campaign, which it is conducting in partnership with United Way.  For 75 days, from March 16th to May 29th, Goya Foods is encouraging consumers to participate in the fight against hunger and promote better nutrition through the Goya Gives social media platform. Participants will be able to share their low-cost, nutritious recipes using Goya products, as well as photos and stories of how they have shared a meal with a friend or neighbor in need at www.goyagives.org.  Participants can also share the Goya Gives message with their friends through Facebook and Twitter.  In addition, people can make monetary donations directly to United Way, funding the organization's initiatives to prevent hunger and improve nutrition in communities across America.

 

For more information on Goya Gives, please visit www.goyagives.org.