Walmart Unveils New Home Office
Walmart has raised the curtain on its new 350-acre Home Office campus in Northwest Arkansas that features mass timber construction, smart building technology, offices designed to be powered by renewable energy, and seamless integration with Downtown Bentonville.
The phased opening approach will continue throughout 2025, with the inaugural celebration marking the commencement of this strategy.
“Our new Home Office honors our heritage and the contributions that generations of associates have made to help people save and have a better life,” said Doug McMillon, Walmart’s CEO. “Our founder, Sam Walton, knew that when we all work together, ideas flourish, and this campus will allow us to keep making a positive difference in our customers’ lives for generations to come.”
At the heart of the retailer’s new campus is the Sam Walton Hall, a 200,000-square-foot, two-story auditorium featuring advanced conference, learning, and development spaces, where Home Office and field associates can collaborate and celebrate successes together.
Other key elements of Walmart’s new Home Office include:
- Welcome Center: The campus gateway that welcomes visitors and associates
- Helen's Amphitheatre: An outdoor venue honoring Helen Robson Walton's legacy, featuring terraced seating and a tree-canopied lawn for campus and community gatherings.
- 8th & Plate: A dynamic food hall offering global cuisine through seven coffee shops, food truck pavilions, grab-and-go markets, a rooftop lounge, and street-front retail and restaurants.
- Office Spaces (Cheer and Ol’ Roy): With design, identity, and imagery that evoke history, culture, and leaders who have shaped this company, the first two of 12 office spaces and their unique stories will be unveiled, with more opening throughout the year.
- Street Front Retail: Retail shops open to the public feature locally and nationally recognized brands, including Bentonville Bicycle Company, Flyway Brewing, Gearhead Outfitters, The Gents Place, Hatch Early Mood Food, Jamba Juice, Riserva Bar + Tapas, Swig, Walmart Pharmacy, Wrights BBQ and Yokozuna Sushi. Street front retail will be available in the Spring of 2025.
- The 360,000-square-foot Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness center
- On-site childcare with the Little Squiggles Children’s Enrichment Center
