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The Home Depot Inc. and its competitor Lowe's Cos. Inc. both reported better-than-expected third quarter results this week.

Here's a summary of how the nation's two largest home improvement chains performed.

Home improvement chain The Home Depot Inc. says it plans to temporarily cut prices on up to 1,200 items in stores during a three-week rollout to bring customers back to its stores.

The discounts — between 5 percent and 50 percent — will last through at least through the next quarter.

At a time when shoppers are forking over more money for everything from groceries to gas, The Home Depot Inc. is planning to put some prices temporarily in reverse.

Home Depot Inc , the world's largest home improvement retailer, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as it held down costs and consumers took on spring projects.

The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement retailer, is reporting a 24 percent drop in second-quarter profits but beat expectations.

The company is reiterating its downbeat outlook for the year as it struggles with a weak home market.

The Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home improvement retailer, reported a 24 percent drop in second-quarter profit but beat Wall Street expectations.

The company reiterated its downbeat outlook for the year amid a weak housing and home improvement market that shows no signs of recovery.

Nearly 7 1/2 months after its chief executive said there were no plans to cut the number of its core retail stores, The Home Depot Inc. announced Thursday that it is shuttering 15 of them amid a slumping U.S. economy and housing market.

The move will affect 1,300 employees.