Office Depot said Tuesday it has chosen Boca Raton, Fla. for its new headquarters over Naperville.

Office Depot completed its merger with Naperville-based OfficeMax last month, but the pair hadn't yet announced where the combined company would be based.

The companies asked for tax breaks from both states. Illinois lawmakers adjourned last week before making a decision.

Last month, the company named Roland Smith, the former head of the U.S. unit of supermarkets operator Delhaize Group, as its new CEO, hoping to tap into his turnaround and integration background.

The company said the evaluation of its headquarters selection was based on operation and employee costs, lease obligations, tax implications and government incentives and ability for expansion.

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ suggestion last week that the online giant could use drones in the future to deliver packages touched off a heated national debate, from skepticism over the practicality of such a plan to questions about its impact on privacy and safety.

Many simply called it a publicity stunt.

Missing from the discussion, however, was the basic question of why. If such a plan were to become reality, how would it benefit Amazon?

The answer: The company wants to make same-day deliveries of online purchases as convenient as grabbing a can of Coca-Cola from a vending machine, logistics and retail experts said.

Just as Amazon influenced the industry to make two- or three-day free shipping the norm through its Amazon Prime membership, it wants to do the same with same-day delivery.

“That’s actually critical for the future of retail,” said Marshal Cohen, a retail analyst with New York-based NPD Group. “People have an expectation of instant gratification.”

Read more: Race is on for speedier delivery