Walmart is breaking ground on a new 300-acre campus inspired by McDonald's, Apple, and Stanford amid a cutthroat war for talent - here's what it will look like

"Our technology teams, our merchants, our logistics, our supply chain — all of the different pieces of the puzzle — physically getting us onto one campus ... is something that we felt was really important," Bartlett said.

The company also visited the University of Texas, the University of Arkansas, and Deloitte training centers in Texas.

"We view this ... more like a college university campus, versus a walled-off-from-the-community corporate headquarters," Bartlett said. "We want it to feel — and it will be — very accessible to the community."

To that end, Walmart is planning a "massive park" that will be open to the public, he said.

One of the most common requests from Walmart employees for the new office was more windows, Bartlett said.

"There will be plenty of light and taller ceilings and plenty of parking," he said. "Those are the things... the basics, that we know we have to nail."

He also said the company is focusing on providing better food options for employees and more "curated experiences," such as food tucks.

Bartlett said Walmart wants to take advantage of its location, since it's not based in a major city like many other large companies.

With that in mind, Walmart plans to provide employees with meeting spaces outside and to encourage people to bike to work with a trail system.

Construction will happen in phases, and employees will move onto the new campus gradually as buildings are completed.