Walmart CEO Doug McMillon image: Walmart

Walmart has proposed a new headquarters to be built in Arkansas, still in the same state where it’s currently headquartered. The newly proposed office vies away from a traditional setting to a modern design on par with offices of the likes of Google, Amazon, and Facebook, not surprising given Walmart’s current efforts to boost its e-commerce and digital business.

The new office will be built in Bentonville, Arkansas. Its features include:

• Neighborhood bike paths
• Open floor plan
• 15+ acres of lakes
• Renewable energy sources
• Solar panels atop parking decks
• Energy-efficient lighting and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
• Thousands of trees, shrubs and grasses
• Ample natural light
• A child care facility
• Fitness centers 

You can have a look in the video below:

In other Walmart news, the company has hired a CTO to help develop its e-commerce and new retail businesses. Suresh Kumar who was appointed to the position has an impressive career in the tech industry spanning IBM, Microsoft, Google and Walmart competitor Amazon. Kumar previously held executive positions and Microsoft, Google, and Amazon and was a research staff member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center.

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