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Shopify lays off 2,300 employees — May 4, 2023

Shopify, a retail company based in Canada, laid off 2,300 employees on May 4, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Shopify
Employees laid off
2,300
Date
May 4, 2023
Industry
Retail
Country
Canada
Company stage
Post-IPO
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$122M

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/shopify-layoffs-1.6831842

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