The retailer REI sold its new headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., last year, before it even had a chance to move in. “We decided to do that because that kind of gave us a clean slate, so we could just look at all the opportunities ahead of us,” Christine Putur, executive vice president of the company’s technology and operations, said in an interview.REI is identifying a handful of satellite locations around the Puget Sound area, which it hopes will serve as hubs for its employees to congregate. Ms. Putur said REI saw benefits in working remotely that the company …
