Workplace and real estate executives at Microsoft, Citadel, Amazon and Coca-Cola said AI is pushing companies to move offices away from isolated desks toward open, collaborative spaces. Coca-Cola uses AI for internal data and ad creation, Microsoft's workplace team uses it to render proposed workspaces, and Amazon's real estate team said its AI usage rose from roughly 7% in January to over 90% this month. An October Workday report, based on a survey of more than 6,000 employees and business leaders worldwide, found 40% expect AI to boost productivity while 28% expect it to reduce headcount. Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, more than a quarter of its global workforce, on top of the 4,800 layoffs announced in July, while Amazon cut 14,000 corporate jobs last year and plans to cut as many as 30,000 more. Citadel has not cut jobs because of AI and is building two headquarters towers in Miami and New York totaling 3.5M SF.
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| Industry | Broadline Retail |
| Market cap | $2.7T |
| Close on 10/28/2026 | 254.65 |
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| Industry | Systems Software |
| Market cap | $3.9T |
| Close on 10/28/2026 | 530.83 |
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