Home Depot Inc. posted greater sales and earnings year over year in the latest quarter, adding to a surge in the retailer’s growth during the Covid-19 pandemic that has lifted the company to its first year of sales above $150 billion.

The Atlanta-based home-improvement retailer saw its sales for the three months through January grow by 11% to $35.72 billion, from $32.26 billion a year earlier.

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