Is Walmart`s tech investment in San Diego a sign of bigger things to come?
(WorldNews Business)

SAN DIEGO - A technology company moving from a dated 9,000 square-foot office to a modern 30,000 square-foot space usually doesn`t portend a major shift in San Diego`s corporate dynamics. But when that company is the nation`s largest retailer and its motivation is rooted in out-recruiting its biggest rival, both of which previously ignored the region, then a sea change seems in the works. Such are the talent wars brewing behind the scenes in San Diego with Walmart pumping money into growing its local Walmart Labs office as it combats the threat of employee attrition to seemingly sexier technology outfits in town, namely Amazon. Walmart Labs is the company`s technology arm; the...