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Walton family to invest $225 million for fitness, childcare centers on Walmart HQ campus

Two buildings to open by the end of 2023 on Walmart’s new corporate campus in Bentonville are a 360,000-square-foot fitness center and a 73,000-square-foot childcare center. The Walton family is providing $225 million for the facilities.

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Discussion Questions:

  1. What is competition?
  2. Why might big businesses compete for talented employees?
  3. Why do you think talented employees are important to Walmart?
  4. Why do you think Walmart is building a new corporate campus?
  5. Why might amenities like childcare centers and fitness facilities be important features on the new campus?
  6. What is corporate culture?
  7. How do you think the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the way employees perceive workplace conditions and corporate culture?
  8. Do you you think the way employees view these things influence the type of amenities Walmart plans to include in the new corporate campus? Why or why not?
Chris Lindauer
After working for nearly a decade in professional sports, Chris Lindauer, formed Sports Career Consulting to provide unique sports business education opportunities in and out of the classroom. In the eighteen years (and counting) that followed, Chris has inspired thousands of students to pursue their passions and explore the career of their dreams. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, two teenage daughters and their dog.

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