For a company like ours this news will be difficult to digest. It will be even harder for those leaving today. I’ll share as many details as I can about how we got here and, for those that are leaving, what will happen next.
When the Covid pandemic set in, almost all retail shifted online because of shelter-in-place orders. Demand for Shopify skyrocketed. To help merchants, we threw away our roadmaps and shipped everything that could possibly be helpful.
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Walmart – Shares of Walmart slid more than 7% after the company cut its quarterly and full-year outlook , saying that inflation is shifting consumer spending towards essentials and away from things such as clothing and electronics.
Shopify – Shares dropped 15.8% after the e-commerce company said it is laying off about 1,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce. Shopify cited a pullback in online spending after a pandemic boom.
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As the online pandemic boom fades, Shopify cuts 1,000 jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Shopify is cutting 10% of its staff, or about 1,000 employees, as the e-commerce company reckons with an unexpected sales downturn after a pandemic-fueled explosion.
There has been a wave of layoffs or cutbacks in the tech sector with Wall Street distancing itself from some of the fast-growth companies that flourished over the past two years.
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'I got this wrong': Shopify lays off 10% of staff amid e-commerce slowdown
"It's now clear that bet didn't pay off. What we see now is the mix reverting to roughly where pre-COVID data would have suggested it should be at this point. Still growing steadily, but it wasn't a meaningful 5-year leap ahead," Lütke wrote.
"Ultimately, placing this bet was my call to make and I got this wrong. Now, we have to adjust. As a consequence, we have to say goodbye to some of you today and I'm deeply sorry for that."
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Shopify cuts 1,000 jobs as online pandemic boom fades – San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify Inc. will cut about 10% of its workforce Tuesday, as Chief Executive Officer Tobi Lutke acknowledged the company's decision to expand rapidly coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic didn't pay off.
The move will eliminate about 1,000 jobs out of 10,000 or so total employees at Shopify. Most of the affected roles are in recruiting, support and sales, Lutke said in a memo posted on the company's website.
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Creatd Invited to Join Exclusive Shopify Investor Partner Program
Commented Creatd Ventures' CEO Thomas Punch , "We are honored to be invited to join the Shopify Investor Partner Program. We are both aligned in giving creators the opportunity to become entrepreneurs.
Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) is a company dedicated to unlocking creativity for creators, brands, and consumers. We accomplish this through Creatd's four business pillars: Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios.
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