{"id":3664,"date":"2022-09-06T09:19:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2022-09-06T09:19:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T09:19:33","slug":"inflation-and-hybrid-work-skyrocketed-demand-for-flexible-workspace-wework-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/06\/inflation-and-hybrid-work-skyrocketed-demand-for-flexible-workspace-wework-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation and hybrid work &#8216;skyrocketed&#8217; demand for flexible workspace, WeWork says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-107113856\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000262078\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"InlineVideo-videoThumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/107113857-16624361371662436134-25300758159-1080pnbcnews.jpg?v=1662436136&amp;w=750&amp;h=422&amp;vtcrop=y\" alt=\"Global demand for flexible work spaces has skyrocketed, says WeWork\"\/><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/09\/02\/joseph-stiglitz-thinks-further-fed-rate-hikes-could-make-inflation-worse.html\">Global inflationary pressures<\/a> are pushing companies to be &#8220;more nimble&#8221; with their corporate real estate portfolios, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/BOWXW\">WeWork<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That &#8230; has put the need for companies to look at flexibility in managing and thinking about their workspace,&#8221; said Samit Chopra, the coworking company&#8217;s international president and COO.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Which is of course, guided by a revolution in the entire work culture and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/06\/01\/where-the-mindset-of-office-hybrid-and-remote-workers-is-diverging.html\">hybrid work phenomenon<\/a> that has taken place over the last few months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/street-signs-asia\/\">Street Signs Asia<\/a>&#8221; on Tuesday, Chopra said that as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/06\/04\/how-companies-are-shifting-their-office-spend-to-lure-workers-back.html\">companies try to bring at-home employees back<\/a> into the workspace, they are focused on building engagement and a &#8220;collaborative culture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That has therefore resulted in many companies, large and small, enterprise clients, freelancers, start-ups \u2026 to look at the flexible space sector and companies such as WeWork much more favorably than we saw in the last, say, three years ago,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What that has done \u2026 is it has skyrocketed the demand for flexible workspace for us across the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-107062881\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000246719\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"InlineVideo-videoThumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/107062882-16528374051652837402-23217450806-1080pnbcnews.jpg?v=1652837404&amp;w=750&amp;h=422&amp;vtcrop=y\" alt=\"More employees want flexible working arrangements, says WeWork\"\/><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"\/><span\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Last month, WeWork reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/newsroom\/wework-reports-second-quarter-2022-resultsrevenue-increases-7-quarter-over-quarter-and-37-year-over-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revenue growth of 37%<\/a> from a year ago to $815 million for its second quarter. Its quarterly net loss also shrank 31% from a year ago to $635 million.<\/p>\n<p>The enterprise segment, made up of large Fortune 500 and 100 companies, represent a big portion of WeWork&#8217;s global business, said Chopra.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last year, the enterprise segment represented more than 45% of our global business. That part of our business has grown significantly over the last 2\u00bd, 3 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ArticleBody-subtitle\"><a id=\"headline0\"\/>Singapore &#8216;a major market&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>On Tuesday, WeWork launched its Asia flagship asset in Singapore \u2013 leasing a 21-story prime office building.<\/p>\n<p>Chopra said this underscores WeWork&#8217;s belief in Singapore as &#8220;an established global economic hub.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Its location is also well-positioned to attract large enterprise clients, small businesses and freelancers, he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Singapore is \u2026 a major market for us in the Asia region and Asia as a region is a big part of our global business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/09\/06\/inflation-and-hybrid-work-skyrocketed-demand-for-flexible-workspace-wework-says.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global inflationary pressures are pushing companies to be &#8220;more nimble&#8221; 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