One year after many office workers were sent home due to the Covid pandemic, executives face big questions about how much space is truly needed.
The Recreational Equipment Inc. headquarters stands in Kent, Washington, U.S., on Wednesday, March 4, 2020.Last August, REI listed its newly built corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, for sale without ever even moving into the building. "We want to create an environment that's very flexible for our employees," said Chris Putur, REI's executive vice president of technology and operations. "We were amazed in 2020 at how incredibly agile and innovative and productive the team could be."