Home Depot leads Memorial Day home-improvement deals

Home Depot entered Memorial Day weekend with broad discounts on tools, appliances, gardening supplies and other home-improvement goods, according to retailer roundups published on May 22. NBC Select said the chain’s sale was live across its site and highlighted markdowns on products including a cordless drill, soil, vacuums and mattresses. Separate shopping guides from CNN Underscored and USA Today said Memorial Day promotions were widespread across major retailers, including home-improvement chains such as Lowe’s and Ace. The sale coverage points readers toward a familiar holiday pattern: mattresses, appliances, patio goods and outdoor items are among the categories most heavily promoted this weekend. ### Which retailer is getting the most attention in home-improvement sale coverage? NBC Select on May 22 singled out Home Depot as a prominent Memorial Day destination for tools, appliances and home-improvement gear. In a dedicated roundup, NBC Select tech reporter Harry Rabinowitz wrote that Home Depot was “a great retailer to shop over Memorial Day weekend” for tools, home improvement and appliances, and said the sale did not require a membership. NBC Select’s broader Memorial Day shopping guide, also published May 22, said experts see some of the strongest holiday discounts in mattresses, appliances and indoor and outdoor home-related categories. Stephanie Carls, a retail insights expert at RetailMeNot cited by NBC Select, said seasonal home and outdoor goods are a category where retailer incentives and shopper demand align during Memorial Day promotions. (nbcnews.com) ### What products did NBC Select highlight at Home Depot? NBC Select’s Home Depot roundup said discounts included a Dewalt Atomic 20V Cordless Compact Drill Kit priced at $99, down from $179. The article also said it found deals on soil, vacuums and mattresses as part of the retailer’s Memorial Day event. The same NBC Select article described the sale as spanning home tools, gardening supplies and appliances. (nbcnews.com) Rabinowitz said he associated Home Depot with DIY purchases and pointed readers to discounted hand tools and paint supplies in addition to larger-ticket items. ### Are other retailers running similar Memorial Day promotions? (nbcnews.com) USA Today reported on May 22 that Memorial Day weekend sales were live across categories including mattresses, patio furniture and outdoor goods. Its live deals guide presented the holiday as a broad retail event rather than one limited to a single chain. (nbcnews.com) CNN Underscored also published a Memorial Day sales roundup on May 22, according to the source briefing, saying major retailers were running promotions and that home-improvement stores were part of the expected discounting. The briefing identified Lowe’s and Ace among the retailers appearing in wider Memorial Day deal coverage. (usatoday.com) ### Why are mattresses and appliances showing up so often in these guides? NBC Select’s Memorial Day shopping guide said mattress deals are often strong because spring product rollouts can push retailers to clear older inventory. The same guide said appliances are also among the categories experts recommend watching during the holiday sales window. (usatoday.com) USA Today’s live sales coverage reinforced that pattern by placing mattresses and outdoor home items among the lead categories in its May 22 roundup. Together, the guides from NBC Select and USA Today show Memorial Day promotions concentrated in large household purchases and seasonal outdoor goods. ### What should shoppers watch through the rest of the weekend? (nbcnews.com) May 23 coverage still showed the Memorial Day sale guides live, with NBC Select maintaining both a general shopping guide and a Home Depot-specific roundup. NBC Select also published a related podcast article on May 22 with additional shopping tips tied to the holiday sales period. (nbcnews.com) Memorial Day itself falls on May 25 this year, and retailer deal pages from NBC Select and USA Today were still active heading into the weekend. Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace and other chains featured in those roundups are likely to remain part of the holiday promotion cycle through Monday, based on the sale pages and guides published this week. (nbcnews.com)