Last year, Home Depot spent $1.1 billion on advertising for the year ended Feb. 2020, a 3% increase over the prior year, according to Ad Age's Datacenter, which ranks the chain as the U.S.' 43rd largest advertiser. Sales have risen in recent months for the retailer as the pandemic forced many homebound consumers to spend on house-improvement projects. For the second quarter, Home Depot reported a 23.4% rise in net sales to $38.1 billion; same-store sales, which measure stores open a year or more, were 23.4%. Net earnings were $4.3 billion for the period.