Shopify announced that it’s cutting its workforce by 20 per cent, meaning an estimated 1,800 workers from the Ottawa-based e-commerce company will be laid off. Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke says affected staff will receive 16 weeks of severance pay and medical benefits.
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