Shopify lays off 1,000 employees — July 26, 2022
Shopify, a retail company based in Canada, laid off 1,000 employees on July 26, 2022. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/shopify-to-lay-off-10-of-workers-in-broad-shake-up-11658839047
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| Shopify | — | January 22, 2026 | Retail | Canada |
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