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...Home Depot shares fell 8.8 per cent on Tuesday....
...Craig Menear, chair and chief executive, said Home Depot had been able to meet “elevated home improvement demand that has persisted”....
...That prompted a sell-off in shares of rivals including Target, Costco and Home Depot, while those of Amazon fell more than 4 per cent....
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