Once its $2 billion Home Shopping Network merger is finalized, the emerged QVC Group will become the third-largest e-commerce retailer in North America in terms of sales, trailing only Amazon and Walmart, according to QVC chief executive Michael A. George. That's huge. Amid all the chatter about Amazon HQ2, it seems important to note that the region has an e-commerce player like QVC in its midst. With a few caveats: It's not actually within city limits and only a tiny fraction of its soon-to-be 27,000 employees will work in the region. (Might QVC open an office in the city to attract tech talent, the way suburban companies like Vanguard and social network MeetMe have?) And of course, the merger is still pending so it's too early to say if QVC could truly challenge Amazon or Walmart.