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Depot Finds Scotty's Keys

Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl., will lease its Key West, Fl., store to Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., starting in December.

The 20-year agreement between the two home center chains ends several years of negotiations by Home Depot to buy the 8-acre property.

Scotty's recently moved to a temporary location in Key West, and Home Depot has already begun remodeling the 90,000-sq. ft. store and 14,000-sq. ft. garden center.

Depot's new Key West location will be its second store in the Florida Keys and will also carry specialized items like boating supplies, stainless steel fixtures and lobster traps.

Under the agreement, Scotty's will leave Key West next year when the new Depot store opens. Scotty's will maintain its other Florida Keys locations in Big Pine and Largo.

In September, Scotty's added another Do it Best store in Seffner. Fl.. and on Nov. 9, it opened a new location in Sarasota, Fl.

Sniper Kills Depot Customer

A Home Depot customer was fatally shot last month in the parking lot of the Falls Church, Va., store, becoming the ninth fatality victim of the Washington. D.C.. area sniper.

Linda Franklin, 47, was killed Oct. l4 as she and her husband loaded packages into their car.

The couple were planning to move into a new house that week, and had bought home supplies in preperation.

The Arlington, Va., resident was an analyst in the cybercrimes division at FBI headquarters, although police officials suspect she was not killed because of her job.

As of late October, the unknown sniper had shot l3 people.

Men Want D-l-Y Crown

Seventy percent of male homeowners believe they are more skilled at di-y projects than women, according to a new survey.

The SandBlaster-sponsored survey of 485 nationwide homeowners also revealed that half of all women respondents agreed that men were better at home-improvement projects.

According to the survey,807o of di-yers said they enjoyed doing the work with relatives or friends. Twothirds undertook repair or remodeling jobs at the urging oftheir spouses.

Painting ranked as the most popular d-i-y task, whereas plumbing came in dead last.

Bathrooms and kitchens were the most frequently remodeled rooms. Homeowners said yard projects were often a source of irritation, with 40Vo stating they had to redo outside projects because of initial corner cutting.

Safety Departments Added

Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., has introduced two new store departments that carry home safety and health products.

Depot held free safety awareness events at its U.S. stores Oct. 12 to promote the Home Safety Zone and Healthy Home Zone departments.

Home Safety Zone features products like fire extinguishers, security lighting and smoke alarms.

Healthy Home Zone is aimed at indoor environment issues, stocking products such as air purifiers, dehumidifiers and thermostats.

"We will be providing guidance on how to protect and prepare families and homes from hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters," said Richard Dale, global product merchant for home safety and security.