While Amazon has yet to reveal where in North America its second headquarters will be, the Seattle headquartered ecommerce behemoth has got Canadians excited by announcing it’s opening a second corporate office in Vancouver — and planning to double its staff headcount in the city, adding 1,000 additional jobs by 2020.

Source: Tech Crunch

Date: November 16, 2017

Link: https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/04/amazon-to-add-second-vancouver-office-and-1000-more-jobs-by-2020/

Discussion

1) When a company like Amazon is looking for a new place to locate, what sorts of factors does it consider?

2) Do all companies like Amazon look for the same thing in a new location?