Home Depot (HD) Cuts 800 Corporate Jobs, Mandates Full Return to Office Starting April 6

Home Depot (HD) announced on January 28, 2026, it will cut approximately 800 corporate roles and require all remaining corporate staff to return to the office five days per week starting the week of April 6, 2026 — ending its hybrid work policy. The layoffs primarily affect employees at its Atlanta-area support center, including remote workers; about 150 of those cut were already required to report to the office periodically. The company says the move aims to “streamline operations” and improve decision-making by aligning corporate teams more closely with store-level staff. Severance and transition support will be provided. The restructuring comes as Home Depot faces slowing demand, citing reduced spending by middle-class consumers on large home renovation projects. It joins a broader corporate cost-cutting trend in early 2026, including Amazon’s 16,000-job reduction and recent layoffs at Nike (NKE) and Expedia (EXPE).