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Hack&Lube · 10-27-2017, 05:05 PM

For a company like Amazon, who's main goal is logistics efficiency...

Having headquarters across national borders and subject to different laws and regulations would add enough logistical pita and encumbrances to nix the idea.

Want to move equipment and goods or material from one HQ to another? Paperwork, customs clearing, delays, fees. Want to move employees and manpower back and forth? Passports, VISAs, bureacracy, delays, fees.

They will stay in the US. The only reason why Canada could be a viable target for an HQ if it was designed to service this country and Amazon gets more business from half of california than it does for all of Canada.

10-27-2017, 05:05 PM	#653
Hack&Lube Atomic Nerd Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	For a company like Amazon, who's main goal is logistics efficiency... Having headquarters across national borders and subject to different laws and regulations would add enough logistical pita and encumbrances to nix the idea. Want to move equipment and goods or material from one HQ to another? Paperwork, customs clearing, delays, fees. Want to move employees and manpower back and forth? Passports, VISAs, bureacracy, delays, fees. They will stay in the US. The only reason why Canada could be a viable target for an HQ if it was designed to service this country and Amazon gets more business from half of california than it does for all of Canada. Last edited by Hack&Lube; 10-27-2017 at 05:45 PM.