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\nDespite Amazon\u2019s threat to scale back in Seattle after the city enacted a head tax, it could be costly for the giant retailer to retreat from its hometown.
\nThe company, which has more than 45,000 employees in Seattle, has amassed an equally gargantuan real-estate footprint during a decade-long office-space shopping spree.
\nBased on average office rents in the greater downtown area, Amazon\u2019s office rent bill is likely north of US$200 million a year \u2013 far more than its estimated…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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