The town of Castel San Giovanni is located in the province of Piacenza, between the slopes of the hillside of the Val Tidone and the Po Valley, on the right side of the river. The borders of the district follow the province of Pavia and Castel San Giovanni also represents the last town to be found in Emilia region before Lombardy.

A little over an hour away from the center of Milan, Castel San Giovanni is located at a strategic motorway junction to serve comfortably much of Northern Italy.The distribution centre here opened in October 2011 and is characterized by a logistics infrastructure among the most innovative in Europe that allows rapid order fulfillment. The center is also characterized by a focus on safety.

Since its opening, the Distribution Center of Castel San Giovanni has created over 1,600 permanent jobs and it is still booming. Working at Amazon does not imply only to pick, pack and ship: the Fulfillment Center also employs technical IT staff for human resources, training managers, and safety coordinators.