As Amazon U-turns on New York HQ, local agencies hold power for another day

Amazon’s retreat from locating a headquarters in New York City’s Queens has been met with anger from many in the local business community. Yet the decision means the city’s marketing companies will be able to square up to tech platforms for a while longer.
Yesterday (14 February) saw Amazon pull out of building a campus in Long Island City, Queens, just three months after it confirmed the location as the site of its second headquarters. The company said it will not reopen the s