Aleksandra Sagan

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Shopify’s new COO said sudden departure of key execs was a ‘turning point’ - The Logic The firm had shifted too far from its “core,” new chief operating officer Jess Hertz told staff in an internal message seen by The Logic

Shopify "parted ways" with 3 key executives, said new COO Jess Hertz in an internal message to staff earlier this month, including CRO Bobby Morrison. The departures marked a "turning point" after Shopify drifted too far from its "core."

Shopify’s new COO said sudden departure of key execs was a ‘turning point’ - The Logic The firm had shifted too far from its “core,” new chief operating officer Jess Hertz told staff in an internal message seen by The Logic

Scoop: We got hold of the memo new Shopify COO Jess Hertz sent to staff after the sudden departure of three of the firm's most senior execs.

Hertz said their departure was a "turning point" for the firm after it had "drifted" from its "core".

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Shopify merchants left angry and confused as company goes big on AI support - The Logic Following years of layoffs, Shopify has turned to AI to improve its floundering merchant support service. Many paying customers aren’t happy.

"The AI is just not there," says one merchant who pays for a premium tier that promises 24/7 support and a dedicated service rep, but is now faced w/ an "endless back and forth" with AI. How Shopify's plan to turnaround its struggling customer-service dept. by using more AI has left merchants angry:

Cannabis accessory retailers accuse Shopify of Seth Rogen bias - The Logic Shopify has blocked many cannabis accessory retailers from using its tech to process orders. Some claim a different set of rules apply to Rogen.

Seth Rogen's Houseplant "makes nice things for people who love weed" and sells them using Shopify Payments. Other cannabis accessory retailers say they're barred from doing the same. They're asking Shopify for a level playing field.

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Amazon accused of freezing pay and intimidating staff as part of union crackdown - The Logic Amazon has launched a “calculated effort” to try and stop a union from forming at one of its warehouses in British Columbia, according to documents seen by The Logic

Amazon has intimidated workers, displayed anti-union messages and frozen pay at a newly unionized Delta, B.C., warehouse, alleges the union representing them. Amazon, which is fighting the unionization in court, says the union is presenting "a false narrative."

Amazon goes to court to fight landmark B.C. union ruling - The Logic As efforts to form the first union of Amazon workers in B.C. forge ahead, the online retail giant has asked the province’s Supreme Court to weigh in

Unifor and the Amazon warehouse workers it is now representing in Delta, B.C., are working toward a collective agreement despite Amazon's decision to fight the unionization in the courts.